Posted by kaleidoscope on November 18, 2007, at 16:02:18
In reply to Re: Cardiovascular toxicity of stimulants, posted by linkadge on November 14, 2007, at 21:53:40
>Sometimes I think too that the more popular the drug, the larger the coverup.
This has always been the case, it is very true. The more widely a drug is used, the less willing doctors are to even consider the possibility that it might be dangerous. To consider that would be to consider the possibility that they had harmed many people by prescribing it - a very unattractive prospect. Denial of the problem is easier.
Heart attack and strokes are common among the general population. Stimulant use is common among adults in the US. Many people who don't take stimulants have heart attacks.......and many people who do take them have heart attacks. In the absense of a large, well designed trial, no one can claim that stimulants are safe for the heart. The fact that they have been used for a long time doesn't prove anything at all.
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