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- Title
Emerging and Underrecognized Complications of Illicit Drug Use.
- Authors
Wurcel, Alysse G.; Merchant, Elisabeth A.; Clark, Roger P.; Stone, David R.
- Abstract
Illicit drug use can result in a wide range of medical complications. As the availability, synthesis, and popularity of illicit drugs evolve over time, new syndromes associated with their use may mimic infections. Some of these symptoms are anticipated drug effects, and others are complications of adulterants mixed with drugs or complications from the method of using drugs. Some illicit drugs are associated with rare infections, which are difficult to diagnosis with standard microbiological techniques. The goal of this review is to orient a wide range of clinicians--including general practitioners, emergency medicine providers, and infectious diseases specialists--to complications of illicit drug use that may be underrecognized. Improving awareness of infectious and noninfectious complications of illicit drug can expedite diagnosis and medical treatment of persons who use drugs and facilitate targeted harm reduction counseling to prevent future complications.
- Subjects
PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of drug abuse?; DRUG side effects; SYMPTOMS; EMERGENCY medical services; MICROBIOLOGICAL assay
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2015, Vol 61, Issue 12, p1840
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/civ689