Marijuana hospital visits linked to dementia diagnosis within 5 years, study finds
- Those who visit the emergency room due to cannabis have a 23% increased risk of developing dementia within five years compared to others hospitalized for different reasons.
- 5% of people who visited the emergency room for cannabis were diagnosed with dementia within five years.
- According to Dr. Daniel Myran, the risk of dementia is 72% greater for cannabis users compared to the general population.
- Dr. Robert Page II emphasized the need for health professionals to screen for cannabis use disorder as regular use might lead to other dementia risk factors.
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Cannabis users who required hospital stays linked to higher risk of dementia, study finds
A new study published in JAMA Neurology found an increased chance of dementia among people who required an emergency room visit or hospitalization due to marijuana use, CNN reports.
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