Opioids Can Be Continued in Cancer Patients With Nonmedical Stimulant Use
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with cancer-related pain and nonmedical stimulant use, opioids should be continued, monitoring increased, and tapering avoided, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in Cancer.Katie Fitz…
Learn More2016 to 2021 Saw Increase in Drug Overdose Rates Involving Fentanyl
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2016 to 2021, there was an increase in age-adjusted drug overdose death rates involving fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, according to a May Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication fr…
Learn More1999 to 2021 Saw 50-Fold Increase in Methamphetamine Mortality
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Methamphetamine-related mortality increased 50-fold from 1999 to 2021, and the proportion of deaths co-involving heroin or fentanyl also increased, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in the American …
Learn MoreU.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Deaths from methamphetamine among Americans increased 50-fold between 1999 and 2021, a chilling new study reports.Most of these deaths also involved heroin or fentanyl, according to researchers.”The staggerin…
Learn MoreLos casos de una infección cardiaca letal vinculada con el abuso de opioides se dispararon en la pandemia
MARTES, 13 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los investigadores ya sabían que inyectarse drogas puede conducir a una infección del corazón, peligrosa y letal, llamada endocarditis.Ahora, saben que infectarse con la COVID-19 también parece aumen…
Learn MoreCases of Deadly Heart Infection Tied to Opioid Abuse Rose Sharply During Pandemic
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers already knew that injecting drugs can lead to the dangerous and deadly heart infection called endocarditis.Now they know that also becoming infected with COVID-19 appears to increase risk for this…
Learn MorePrevalence of Methamphetamine-Related Heart Failure Increasing
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of methamphetamine-associated heart failure (MethHF) is increasing and is associated with significant morbidity, according to a review published online Dec. 1 in Heart.Veena Manja, Ph.D., from th…
Learn MoreCases of Meth-Linked Heart Failure Are Spreading Worldwide
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Methamphetamine wreaks havoc on the heart, warns new research that shows heart failure rates linked to the illicit drug are on the rise around the world. Not only are these cases increasing, but they are more s…
Learn MoreEl uso de marihuana, metanfetamina y cocaína puede provocar una peligrosa fibrilación auricular
JUEVES, 20 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Usar marihuana aumenta el riesgo de desarrollar fibrilación auricular (FA), un trastorno del ritmo cardiaco, sugiere un nuevo estudio.Se sabía que drogas como la metanfetamina, la cocaína y los opiáceo…
Learn MoreMarijuana, Meth, Cocaine Use Can Help Trigger Dangerous A-Fib
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Using marijuana increases the risk of developing the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (a-fib), a new study suggests.It’s been known that drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine and opiates can direct…
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