Bryan Johnson· Author
So the studies on heavy cocaine use have shown a risk of death increased by about 4 to eight times higher than people who don't use cocaine which is about a 20 to 40% reduction in life expectancy.
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So the studies on heavy cocaine use have shown a risk of death increased by about 4 to eight times higher than people who don't use cocaine which is about a 20 to 40% reduction in life expectancy.
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So using cocaine once a day equivalent to about 10.8 years of life lost on average.