DENVER — In an alarming trend, strokes are increasingly affecting younger adults, a shift driven by rising controllable risk factors.
A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows smoking, obesity, hypertension, and opioid use were major risk factors that contributed to a 14.6% rise in strokes among people ages 18 to 44 years old.
Garrett Haag was only 22 and seemingly healthy when he experienced a stroke at work in 2017…