Cause of chest pain

a person is an alcoholic and a drug addict.  if they don't drink or take drugs, they get chest pain.  after taking drugs and drinking, the pain goes away. why?

[ibizan]

person needs to go to doctor and get this checked out....could be anxiety issues as well in which person is very anxious and doesn't breathe in a relaxed fashion hence tensing up chest muscles.

[boogieman]

Hello. Ya, go to the Dr. Like ibizan said, it could be anxiety, and additionally could be a physical problem. Painkillers and alcohol especially will mask pain and other symptoms that are the bodys way of alerting us to problems. Take care, GM