Cocaine linked to heart attacks in young

Scientists in the US says that a quarter of all non-fatal heart attacks in people under-45 in the are down to cocaine use.

Scientists in the US says that a quarter of all non-fatal heart attacks in people under-45 in the are down to cocaine use.

A study of former heart patients in the US found the link but researchers aren't yet sure how cocaine weakens the heart.

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