Methamphetamine Use Increases Risks Of Artery Tears And Stroke
ST. PAUL, Minn -- Methamphetamine use may be associated with increased risks of major neck artery tears and stroke, according to an article published in the December 26, 2006, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
"It appears methamphetamine use is toxic to large blood vessels," said the study's senior author Wengui Yu, MD, PhD, with the University of California, Irvine Medical Center and a member of the American Academy of Neurology.