Steep rise in cardiac arrests associated with opioid use

ScienceDaily
Aug 23, 2021, 12:57 pm103 pts
A nationwide US study has shown that the rate of opioid-related cardiac arrests has steeply risen and is now on par with the rate of cardiac arrest from other causes. Opioid use disorder, which includes dependence and addiction, affects more than two million people in the US, while opioid overdose is the…

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