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Regularly taking cocaine 'could leave you blind', study warns
Regularly taking class A drugs such as heroin, cocaine or methamphetamine could leave you blind, a new study has warned.
Researchers from Southern Illinois University Carbondale have looked at the effects of class A drug use in US military personnel, in which blindness is more common than it is among civilians.
In the study, the team compared dietary, lifestyle and drug use factors in 106 serving or former soldiers and 1,572 civilians.
The results revealed that those in the military were significantly more likely to use drugs than civilians, and were also more likely to report partial or total blindness.
However, those in the military were also more likely to have other risk factors linked to sight loss, including HIV positivity, high blood pressure, more years of smoking and lower levels of physical activity.
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