Hidden heart risk for cocaine addicts even if they feel perfectly healthy

Cocaine causes such extensive damage to users’ hearts that it could trigger sudden death even when they feel perfectly healthy, experts warn.

They said that because of the hidden damage inflicted by the drug, many addicts may have already suffered a heart attack without realising it.

Researchers have found that 83 per cent of people using cocaine over long periods have suffered major structural damage to their hearts.

Hidden heart risk for cocaine addicts even if they feel perfectly healthy | Mail Online