Can drugs cause strokes

[Anon777]

My husband has been prescribed morphine (two 30 & two 15 mg per day, one of each AM & PM) and Norco 7.5 (3 x day as needed) for the last 8 years. (He began pain therapy with two 15mg morphine and two 5mg Norco per day)

A relative of his is getting Subutex and he tried it unbeknownst to me. He had been crushing and snorting them for a year, then had a stroke. Is there any information about whether Subutex or a combination of it and other drugs causing strokes?

Sorry, I don't know anything about these things.

 

[nancy145]

Opioid use can't cause strokes, but opioid withdrawal can. Did he stop using morphine or norco? The subutex might not be making up for the morphine and Norco addiction.

 

[T. Calderone]

You hear of ischemic and cardiovascular events more often from stimulant use. Do you know if your husband injected drugs at all? What about smoking cigarettes? It's a possibility but you may never know the true cause. I hope he recovers soon!

 

[keeping]

opiate OD can also cause strokes, or create symptoms that mimic stroke (happened to me).