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Bluelighter
This is kinda two questions but they deal with the same two drugs so I just made one thread
1. When people mention that cocaine and methamphetamine put stress on your cardiovascular system from increased heart rate and vasoconstriction, it makes sense obviously as they're stimulants, but why does this cause excess stress on your cardio vascular system? Would it not be equivalent to moderate exercise which can strengthen your heart. I think this is because I assume exercise causes vasodilation when your body heats up allowing more blood to flow from your core, but I'm not sure.
I know people with cardiovascular problems can be killed from lower doses of stimulants, but would moderate exercise do the same? Or are there other factors at play attributing to the stress. Heart rate and vaso constriction seem like very black and white answers to this subject
2. This next question would assume were dealing with pure cocaine and pure methamphetamine, so which one would cause more cardiovascular stress? I'm assuming cocaine because in relation to meth it's OD point is much lower than meth, as well it seems most injuries from mixing stimulants tend to have cocaine as the stimulant used in the combo (although in these scenarios purity and adulterants can't be so easily removed from the equation.
And again, what might be the reasons for this, or are my assumptions even correct?
1. When people mention that cocaine and methamphetamine put stress on your cardiovascular system from increased heart rate and vasoconstriction, it makes sense obviously as they're stimulants, but why does this cause excess stress on your cardio vascular system? Would it not be equivalent to moderate exercise which can strengthen your heart. I think this is because I assume exercise causes vasodilation when your body heats up allowing more blood to flow from your core, but I'm not sure.
I know people with cardiovascular problems can be killed from lower doses of stimulants, but would moderate exercise do the same? Or are there other factors at play attributing to the stress. Heart rate and vaso constriction seem like very black and white answers to this subject
2. This next question would assume were dealing with pure cocaine and pure methamphetamine, so which one would cause more cardiovascular stress? I'm assuming cocaine because in relation to meth it's OD point is much lower than meth, as well it seems most injuries from mixing stimulants tend to have cocaine as the stimulant used in the combo (although in these scenarios purity and adulterants can't be so easily removed from the equation.
And again, what might be the reasons for this, or are my assumptions even correct?
