National Study Finds Decline in Drug Use–Associated Heart Infections but Growing Share Involves Stimulants

National study finds decline in drug use–associated heart infections but growing share involves stimulants

A new national study found that hospitalizations for serious heart infections associated with drug use are declining after years of increases, driven largely by a decrease in opioid-associated cases.

Opioid drop drives decline in drug-related heart infection hospitalizations

A new national study found that hospitalizations for serious heart infections associated with drug use are declining after years of increases, driven largely by a decrease in opioid-associated cases.

Drug use-linked heart infections fall nationwide as stimulant cases rise in

Hospitalizations for a serious heart infection linked to drug use have declined across the United States after years of increases, according to a new national study led by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz and published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. The study analyzed national hospitalization data from 2016 through 2022 to identify trends in drug use-associated infective endocarditis, a potentially life-threatening condition …

National Study Finds Decline in Drug Use-Associated Heart Infections but Growing Share Involve Stimulants

A new national study found that hospitalizations for serious heart infections associated with drug use are declining after years of increases, driven largely by a decrease in opioid-associated cases.