Smoking whatever you are smoking, drug abuse, and e-cigarettes may increase your risk for #coronavirus.
CNN Health and other media outlets are reporting:
Besides smoking and e-cigarettes, Volkow wrote that people who abuse opioids and methamphetamine may be at risk for serious complications of Covid-19 because of the effects these drugs have on respiratory and pulmonary health.
Opioids slow breathing and have already been shown to increase mortality in people with respiratory diseases, according to Volkow. “[T]hus diminished lung capacity from COVID-19 could similarly endanger this population,” she said. Learn more at:
https://www.cnn.com/…/h…/coronavirus-vaping-drugs/index.html
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COVID-19 May Be Worse If You Smoke or Abuse Drugs
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Last Updated: June 14, 2020 by drmoea
Smoking whatever you are smoking, drug abuse, and e-cigarettes may increase your risk for #coronavirus.
CNN Health and other media outlets are reporting:
Besides smoking and e-cigarettes, Volkow wrote that people who abuse opioids and methamphetamine may be at risk for serious complications of Covid-19 because of the effects these drugs have on respiratory and pulmonary health.
Opioids slow breathing and have already been shown to increase mortality in people with respiratory diseases, according to Volkow. “[T]hus diminished lung capacity from COVID-19 could similarly endanger this population,” she said. Learn more at:
https://www.cnn.com/…/h…/coronavirus-vaping-drugs/index.html
Photo credit: pennmedicine.org
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