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Opioids and cocaine are a deadly combination, and ‘polydrug’ deaths are rising
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Opioids and cocaine are a deadly combination, and ‘polydrug’ deaths are rising

by Colin Davidson, The Conversation Opioids can cause respiratory depression. Credit: Lipik Stock Media/Shutterstock Drug deaths in the US involving both opioids and cocaine have increased dramatically in the past decade, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Drug-related deaths associated with stimulants, such as cocaine, methamphetamine, amphetamine and methylphenidate, doubled between...