The findings are based on data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2016 to 2020 from 434,104 U.S. residents ages 18 to 74, considered a representative sample of the population. Among participants, 4% used cannabis daily and 7% used it irregularly, about 5 days per month.
As a result of the research, cardiovascular risk It’s much lower, but still present, in people who use cannabis infrequently, with a 3 percent increased risk of heart attack and a 5 percent increased risk of stroke compared with non-users. The most common method of cannabis use was smoking, followed by vaping and eating cannabis-infused edibles.
Cannabis use among adults in the United States is “increasing in both prevalence and frequency,” with more states legalizing its use and nearly doubling in the past two decades, but “Gender awareness is declining,” the paper said. the researchers wrote.
However, given that research shows an association between cannabis use and cardiovascular disease, doctors are now screening patients for cannabis use, similar to traditional screening done for smoking. The researchers suggested that people should be advised not to smoke.
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