Drug Abuse and Stroke

Letters1 March 1991Drug Abuse and StrokeGary S. Ferenchick, MDGary S. Ferenchick, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-114-5-431_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editors: In their recent article, Kaku and Lowenstein (1) investigated the epidemiologic association between stroke and recreational drug abuse in young persons. The recreational drugs implicated by these investigators included many commonly abused drugs. Anabolic steroids, however, were not mentioned. In some populations, the abuse of anabolic steroids may be as pervasive as that of other commonly abused recreational drugs, and such steroid abuse has been temporally linked to thrombosis (2, 3).That anabolic steroids should predispose to stroke and other thrombotic complications is supported by several lines of evidence. Case reports have linked anabolic steroid abuse to...References1. KakuLowenstein DD. Emergence of recreational drug abuse as a major risk factor for stroke in young adults. Ann Intern Med. 1990; 113:821-7. LinkGoogle Scholar2. BuckleyYesalisFriedl WCK. Estimated prevalence of anabolic steroid use among male high school seniors. JAMA. 1988; 260:3441-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Ferenchick G. Are androgenic steroids thrombogenic? [Letter]. N Engl J Med. 1990;322:476. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. JohnsonRameyRamwell MEP. Androgen-mediated sensitivity in platelet aggregation. Am J Physiol. 1977;232:H381-H385. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. Taylor W. Steroid abuse and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug selection in athletic/active patients. J Neurol Ortho Med Surg. 1988; 9:159-62. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: College of Human Medicine Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1317 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 March 1991Volume 114, Issue 5Page: 431-431KeywordsDrug abuseDrugsEpidemiologyPopulation statisticsSteroidsStrokeThrombosis Issue Published: 1 March 1991 PDF downloadLoading ...