Marijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk: study

Re:Marijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk:... by docgonzo on Thursday August 10, 2017 @12:29PM (#14981334)

Interesting finding because I find it conflicts with my stereotype of the laid back stoner. Though I could see drug use leading to other stresses in life (speculation, I'm not that kind of doctor). However, I have a problem with their definition of "marijuana user"

> We selected participants eligible for mortality follow-up, aged 20 years and above, who answered “yes” or “no” to the question, “Have you ever used marijuana or hashish?” Participants who answered yes were classified marijuana users and those who answered no, as non-marijuana users. Duration of marijuana use was estimated by subtracting participant’s age at marijuana use initiation from the age at the 2005 screen.

from the study

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/204748731772321... it is open access

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Re:Marijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk:... by leggomylibro on Thursday August 10, 2017 @12:37PM (#14981431)

So according to this study, anyone who answered that they ever tried marijuana once is classified as a regular user from that point forwards?

I must be misreading that.

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