Amphetamines affect the heart arteries

American scientists at the University of Texas have found that young people who abuse amphetamines are more at risk of rupture of the aorta in the body causing death.

The results of this study were published in the August issue of the American Heart Journal.

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Dr. Arthur Westover, director of the study, and colleagues studied medical records of about 31 million people aged 18-49 years living in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington states during the time from 1995-2007.

The results showed that those who abused amphetamines had a three-fold increased risk of aortic rupture.

In addition, scientists also looked at the medical records of more than 49 million people aged 50 and over during the same study period and found that the rate of aortic rupture only increased in those who remained. Young, not even in older people.

Amphetamines, also known as amfetamine, are a central nervous system stimulant, which enhances alertness and concentration, supports attention disorder and sleep disorders. In addition, this drug is also effective in supporting weight loss. Amphetamines make the heart beat faster and may raise blood pressure.

According to the US National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), the abuse of amphetamine and methamphetamine is getting worse in this country.

In 1992 only about 21,000 people were hospitalized for treatment due to abuse of amphetamines, but by 2004 this number had increased to 150,000.