Rising Cardiovascular Deaths Linked to Substance Use
Despite improvements in heart health, cardiovascular deaths linked to substance use have risen by 4 percent annually from 1999–2019, a recent study shows.
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Despite improvements in heart health, cardiovascular deaths linked to substance use have risen by 4 percent annually from 1999–2019, a recent study shows.
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- From 1999 to 2019, there was an increase in mortality related to substance use (SU) plus cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Jan. 10 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas, M.D., from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in
No demographic was immune to CV deaths tied to alcohol, opioids, and other drugs over the last two decades.
Prominent rises in substance-related cardiovascular deaths were notable among women and cannabis/psychostimulant users.
Alcohol, opioids, cocaine, stimulants and sedatives were the substances that contributed to the most deaths.