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Published: January 31, 2024

Drug overdose cardiac arrests involve younger, healthier people than other cardiac arrests

People with drug-related cardiac arrests in the U.S. were more likely to be younger and have fewer coexisting health conditions compared to non-drug-related cardiac arrests, finds new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association
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