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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Most illegal drugs can have adverse cardiovascular effects, ranging from an abnormal heart rate to a heart attack. Injecting illegal drugs also can lead to cardiovascular problems, such as collapsed veins and bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves.Many drugs, such as cocaine, heroin and various forms of amphetamine, affect the central nervous system and can alter a user's consciousness. In addition to addiction, the side effects and risks for your heart associated with the use of these drugs include: Changes in body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure The possibility of added substances, such as talc, poisons, herbicides or other particles, which may cause a toxic reaction High blood pressure, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy, peripheral artery disease, increased blood clotting and arterial plaque formation Ischemia, heart attacks, other acute coronary events and stroke Increased mortality in those with preexisting cardiovascular diseaseCocaineThe "perfect heart-attack drug"Researchers have long noticed an association between non-fatal heart attacks and regular cocaine use in adults. Researchers — who called cocaine “the perfect heart attack drug” — showed how users had higher rates of multiple factors associated with higher risks of heart attack and stroke.Research shows that cocaine users may have: Angina and reduced blood flow to the heart. Higher blood pressure, stiffer arteries and thicker heart muscle walls. Sharp rise in heart rate and an increased need for oxygen in heart muscle. Damage to cardiac tissue. Heart infections.All of these issues can lead to a heart attack, heart failure, stroke or aneurysm. Other drugs that
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