Substance abuse is obviously not a health lifestyle choice, but if you have heart failure and take street drugs like meth or cocaine, the combination can be deadly. In this video clip, American Journal of Medicine Editor-in-Chief Dr. Joseph S. Alpert urges physicians to warn heart failure patients against street use drugs. You can read this article in the February 2020 issue of AJM, available at amjmed.com.
The Impact of Substance Abuse on Heart Failure Hospitalizations
