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Male ice users at 'double' risk of stroke
Young men who abuse methamphetamine are twice as likely to suffer a stroke compared to female users, a study has found.
A research review by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at the University of New South Wales investigated the connection between meth use and stroke.
The analysis, published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, found a haemorrhagic stroke - caused by a bleed into the brain - rather than a clot (ischaemic) is the most common type of stroke associated with taking the drug.
Of the 370 published studies screened, 77 were selected for inclusion.
There were 81 haemorrhagic and 17 ischaemic strokes reported.
This is "strikingly" high compared with the rates of haemorrhagic stroke in the general population among the under 45s, the authors wrote.
Both types of stroke were about twice as common in males, the research found.
Risk of death was also higher after a haemorrhagic stroke: one in four people recovered completely but one-third died.
One in five died after suffering an ischaemic stroke.
http://www.news.com.au/national/bre...e/news-story/a5f42d9498e9dee5a5d4db5b004c13a8
Young men who abuse methamphetamine are twice as likely to suffer a stroke compared to female users, a study has found.
A research review by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at the University of New South Wales investigated the connection between meth use and stroke.
The analysis, published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, found a haemorrhagic stroke - caused by a bleed into the brain - rather than a clot (ischaemic) is the most common type of stroke associated with taking the drug.
Of the 370 published studies screened, 77 were selected for inclusion.
There were 81 haemorrhagic and 17 ischaemic strokes reported.
This is "strikingly" high compared with the rates of haemorrhagic stroke in the general population among the under 45s, the authors wrote.
Both types of stroke were about twice as common in males, the research found.
Risk of death was also higher after a haemorrhagic stroke: one in four people recovered completely but one-third died.
One in five died after suffering an ischaemic stroke.
http://www.news.com.au/national/bre...e/news-story/a5f42d9498e9dee5a5d4db5b004c13a8