Forbes January 10, 2024
Topline
A new study found substance use-related heart disease deaths increased annually between 1999 and 2019, and women, Native Americans and Alaskans, those in rural communities and adults between 25 and 49 were among the most vulnerable groups.
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“We would like to see additional public health efforts to support comprehensive evaluation and management of substance use in the U.S. that includes clinician and patient education, as well as attention to socioeconomic factors that contribute to substance use,” cardiologist at Loma Linda University Health and the study’s senior author Dmitry Abramov said in a statement.
Key Background
Although American Indians and Native Alaskans only account for 1.7% of the U.S. population, they have high rates of substance...
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