The Apple Watch has become in recent years a kind of lifeline for many people, thanks to the notifications it sends to the user when detects an abnormal rhythm of the heartbeat. In Soy de Mac We have published some articles about this type of cases, due to the impact they have had.
However, medical experts have become concerned about the particular use that some people make of this device, as some drug users, especially those who use cocaine, use the Apple Watch and other quantifying devices to monitor heart rate while consuming.
Although the Apple Watch is capable of quantifying the heart rate, the technology that is inside, does not protect this type of person from drug useQuite the contrary, since it can incite consumption to increase if they see that their heartbeat is not significantly altered. According to Ethan Weiss, a cardiologist and associate professor at the University of San Francisco:
Taking drugs is always a risk, whether you are monitoring your heart rate or not. In addition, it is possible that this type of device is motivating users to use more cocaine.
Weiss states that there is no guarantee about the accuracy of this type of device (although there are several studies that affirm that the Apple Watch is one of the most accurate) and that cocaine use can affect people's heart rate and blood pressure, the measurements obtained with today's wearables are not valid in day.
The use of wearable devices to monitor people's activity during drug use is a secondary effect of the stories about the properties that these types of devices offer us to save lives.
