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Many people are suffering from ischemic stroke-the most common type of stroke, tobacco use is on the rise among young adults, the more you smoke the greater the stroke risk. Researchers studied 615 young men (age 15-49) who had a stroke in the prior three years. They compared the men with stroke to 530 healthy men in the same age range and categorized participants as never smokers, former smokers and current smokers.
Current smokers were divided into groups based on the number of cigarettes smoked daily, 1 to 10, 11 to 20, 21 to 39 or 40 or more. They discovered that men who smoked were 88 percent more likely to have a stroke than men who never smoked. Among current smokers, men who smoked fewer than 11 cigarettes daily were 46 percent more likely to have a stroke than those who never smoked.
The heavier smokers, smoking at least two packs a day, were 5 times more likely to have a stroke than those who never smoked. Smokers have a greater chance of having more complications and recurrent strokes. Patients who have had a minor stroke are 10 times more likely to have a major stroke if they continue to smoke. Smoking cessation is the only solution to recurrent stroke among smokers.
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