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January 12, 2010

Sudden death in cocaine abusers: Study reveals the role played by the illegal drug

From EurekAlert! - Breaking News:

Forensic pathologists have shown that over three per cent of all sudden deaths in south-west Spain are related to the use of cocaine. They believe their findings can be extrapolated to much of the rest of Europe, indicating that cocaine use is a growing public health problem in Europe and that there is no such thing as "safe" recreational use of small amounts of the drug. The study is published in the European Heart Journal on Wednesday, January 13. Read more from this post.