Abscesses: The Rarely Researched, Costly Marks of Heroin
Abscesses: the Rarely Researched, Costly Marks of Heroin
Subcutaneous or intramuscular, instead of intravenous, injection is a major risk factor for abscess among IDUs. The injection of a cocaine and heroin mixture, or “speedball,” may predispose patients to develop abscess by inducing soft-tissue ischemia …
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Drug Abuse Is Common Among Women – Dr Agbonile
Some other substances commonly abused in Nigeria are: heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, hypnosedatives (especially valium, lexotan, ativan ), volatile solvents. A relatively common … The alcohol acts as a solvent, thus extracting the active ingredients …
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