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Recreational Drugs Linked to Higher Stroke Risk, New Analysis Finds
health27 days ago

Recreational Drugs Linked to Higher Stroke Risk, New Analysis Finds

A large analysis of medical data from over 100 million people links recreational drug use to a higher risk of stroke, with amphetamine users facing about a 122% increase, cocaine about 96%, and cannabis around 37%. In people under 55, amphetamine risk nearly triples and cocaine increases by about 97%, while cannabis rises roughly 14%. Mendelian randomization supports a causal link, likely via blood pressure spikes, vessel constriction, and clotting, though opioids showed no significant association. The findings underscore stroke risk from these substances and serve as a warning, not a guide to drug use.

via Futurism|
#amphetamine#cannabis#cocaine
Liza Minnelli Details a Tumultuous, Drug-Fueled Romance With Scorsese on the New York, New York Set
entertainment1 month ago

Liza Minnelli Details a Tumultuous, Drug-Fueled Romance With Scorsese on the New York, New York Set

In her memoir Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!, Liza Minnelli recounts a passionate, drug-fueled romance with Martin Scorsese during the 1977 New York, New York shoot, calling it a self-destructive obsession; both were married at the time, the affair involved heavy drug use and heartbreak, including her firing Scorsese from The Act, with a tense Oscars reunion decades later and lingering hurt.

via Fox News|
#drug-use#entertainment#liza-minnelli
Illicit drug use linked to sharp rise in stroke risk, especially among younger adults.
health1 month ago

Illicit drug use linked to sharp rise in stroke risk, especially among younger adults.

A large review of 32 studies with more than 100 million people links recreational drug use to substantially higher stroke risk: amphetamine use raises risk by about 122%, cocaine by 96%, and cannabis by 37%—with under-55s seeing an even bigger effect (amphetamines nearly triple; cocaine ~97%; cannabis about 14%). The analysis argues for a causal link supported by genetic data and notes mechanisms including blood‑pressure spikes, narrowed brain vessels, and accelerated atherosclerosis. The authors emphasize that most strokes are preventable through healthy lifestyle choices, despite rising global drug use.

via The Guardian|
#amphetamine#cannabis#cocaine
In Fiji, a Rapid HIV Surge Hits the Next Generation
world1 month ago

In Fiji, a Rapid HIV Surge Hits the Next Generation

Fiji is experiencing a rapid HIV surge driven by unsafe needle practices, meth use, and stigma, with infections rising among youth and babies alike. Officials say about one baby per week is diagnosed with HIV from mother-to-child transmission and a child under five dies each month, though advances—ART, PrEP, expanded testing, mobile clinics, and safe houses—offer a path forward as the government and partners scale up the response.

via The Guardian|
#drug-use#fiji#hiv