Risk of heart attack associated more highly with young adult cannabis users, new study finds – By Jeanine Santucci (USA Today) / Sept 7 2021
The risk of a heart attack in young adults is low, but a study published Tuesday shows that it increases among regular users of cannabis.
The study, peer-reviewed and published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, found that cannabis consumers between the ages of 18 and 44 had a 1.3% chance of experiencing a heart attack, up from 0.8% among the same age group who did not use cannabis.
The study included data on 33,173 young adults. Of those, 4,610, said they were recent cannabis users, about 17.5%. Myocardial infarction, or heart attack, was associated more highly with those who used cannabis at least four times per month, regardless of consumption method — though smoking was the primary method observed in the study.
“Increasing cannabis use in an at-risk population could have negative implications for cardiovascular health,” the study conclude
