Study: Cocaine Increases Long-Term Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
Study: Cocaine Increases Long-Term Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
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PROBLEM: In the moment, cocaine produces its stimulating cardiovascular effects by constricting blood vessels while increasing heart rate and blood pressure. This high-inducing physiology is also why the drug's been known to cause heart attacks in … Read more on The Atlantic
Social Cocaine Use 'Boosts Heart Attack Risk'
Social cocaine use 'boosts heart attack risk'
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By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation. The study, presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions today, showed that young people who used cocaine at least once a month had up to a 35% increase in aortic stiffening, higher blood … Read more on SBS
Cocaine is perfect drug for heart attack, say researchers
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