Synthetic Pot Popular Among Teens May Be Linked To Strokes

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Synthetic Pot Popular Among Teens May Be Linked To Strokes

<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/02/synthetic-pot-stroke_n_4373592.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gZU4RCQqI3LU0VaEYoGJWQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Huffington%20Post/Synthetic_Pot_Popular_Among_Teens-f0bb75939d39a5911157fc0b95ef49c7" width="130" height="86" alt="Synthetic Pot Popular Among Teens May Be Linked To Strokes" align="left" title="Synthetic Pot Popular Among Teens May Be Linked To Strokes" border="0" /></a>A synthetic marijuana popular among teens may cause strokes, a University of Southern Florida study found. USF Neurologists published news of the possible link in the journal Neurology after a brother and sister, 26 and 19, suffered acute ischemic strokes shortly after smoking the synthetic marijuana street drug known as &quot;spice&quot; or K2. The researchers ruled out any undiagnosed genetic condition that would predispose the siblings to strokes at such a young age. “We rigorously looked for those and didn’t come up with anything,” senior study author W. Scott Burgin said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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