Background Cocaine use is a well-established risk factor for acute coronary syndrome
(ACS) although other recreational drugs (RD), are increasingly considered as potential�…

Objective: Unknown etiology Background: Khat (Catha edulis) is a plant cultivated in
Ethiopia, East African, and the Arabian Peninsula. Long-term khat consumption has been�…

Cocaine abuse is a significant health hazard with multiple cardiac and neurological
complications. Cocaine-induced ischemic stroke can have multiple underlying�…

Background Urine drug screening (UDS) is a component of trauma workup and of
perioperative risk evaluation. Illicit stimulant use has been associated with cardiovascular�…

Cocaine use disorders include short-term and acute pathologies (eg overdose) and long-
term and chronic disorders (eg intractable addiction and post-abstinence relapse). There is�…

Background Atherosclerosis, a disease with a multifactorial aetiology, is characterised by the
accumulation and hardening of fatty materials in the arterial blood vessels that may cause�…

Patients with illicit drug use may have deleterious acute and chronic cardiac effects. We
present a case of a 42-year-old man, former alcohol and various illicit drugs user, who was�…

Management of cardiovascular disease risk requires many lifestyle changes involving diet,
smoking, and exercise. Individuals with arterial plaque are encouraged to adopt these�…

Cocaine, an alkaloid extract from a plant, acts as a central nervous system stimulant by
binding and blocking monoamine (dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and serotonin)�…

Recreational drug use may cause coronary artery disease through several mechanisms. An
increasing number of young patients with drug-related acute coronary syndrome have been�…