Amphetamine Abuse Linked To Heart Attacks In Young Adults
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 - 09:28
in Health & Medicine
Young adults who abuse amphetamines may be at greater risk of suffering a heart attack. Amphetamines may contribute to heart attacks by increasing heart rate and blood pressure and by causing inflammation and artery spasms that limit blood to the heart muscle.
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