Originally Posted by
thequest 
Good job on 10 years sober!
Sadly addicts lie and minimize. And for what ever reason many don't consider pot a drug like cocaine. Pot is not the harmless drug or substitute many want to think it is and has other issues besides heart problems. And I've witnessed pot not mellow people out and put them in a nasty mood.
I just saw some study results on pot which include increased stroke risk.
https://www.webmd.com/stroke/news/20...curring-stroke
If he was using pot he might have laced it with something or given something he didn't know was in it. And previous drug abuse has cumulative side effects that don't show up right away.
Hopefully it was just nature. Stay healthy yourself
Good Luck
Thanks for the study. I actually think he may already have had a minor stoke years ago but docs never even tested him because of his age. He is 34. The docs have been very clear that his drug use is a major contributing cause to his heart failure. There is probably a genetic component and possibly viral too but if he doesn't stop he is at massive risk of a heart attack.