New research has found methamphetamine use is a significant factor in the rising rate of heart attacks among young adults, accounting for nearly 15% of acute coronary syndrome cases in a California ...

Methamphetamine (meth) use accounted for nearly 15% of heart attacks for a decade in a northern California study, published today in JAHA. "Even though meth users were generally younger and didn't ...

Crystal meth was linked to one in six heart attacks treated at a hospital in California. Use of the highly addictive drug accounted for nearly 15% of heart attacks handled at the hospital over a ...

The prevalence of methamphetamine use in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) was close to 15% in one Northern California medical center, and the drug resulted in significantly ...

Meth use accounted for about 1 in 6 heart attacks during the period reviewed. People who used meth and had a heart attack were younger (median age 52 years) and were more likely to be male compared to ...

DALLAS, April 29, 2026 — Methamphetamine (meth) use accounted for nearly 15% of heart attacks for a decade in a northern California study, published today in the Journal of the American Heart ...

Use of the highly addictive drug accounted for nearly 15% of heart attacks handled at the hospital over a decade, scientists say. Meth users who suffered a heart attack were often younger adults or ...