February 23rd, 2011
Air Pollution and Cocaine Among MI Triggers Analyzed in Lancet Study
Larry Husten, PHD
Air pollution is a weak cause of MI, increasing risk by only 5%, but because so many people are exposed to polluted air the population effect is quite large. By contrast, cocaine increases MI risk by 23 times, but does not have nearly as large an effect on the population. These are two of the […]
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