heroin and Lead-Poisoning

heroin has been researched along with Lead-Poisoning* in 5 studies

Other Studies

5 other study(ies) available for heroin and Lead-Poisoning

ArticleYear
Blood lead of intravenous drug users.
    Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology, 1996, Volume: 34, Issue:4

    A common method of illegal methamphetamine production uses lead acetate as a reagent. Production errors may result in methamphetamine grossly contaminated with lead. Three reports have documented outbreaks of acute lead poisoning in intravenous methamphetamine users.. This study measured blood lead concentrations in intravenous drug users of methamphetamine, cocaine or heroin presenting to the emergency department to determine the prevalence of subclinical lead poisoning in intravenous methamphetamine users.. Mean blood leads for methamphetamine users (n = 92) were 6.22 micrograms/dL or 0.30 mumol/L (range 0.10-1.15, SD 0.20) and 7.25 micrograms/dL or 0.35 mumol/L (0.10-0.80, SD 0.15) for the nonmethamphetamine users (n = 53) with no significant difference between groups.. The data suggest that previous outbreaks of acute intravenous lead poisoning among methamphetamine users were probably related to episodic contamination of methamphetamine. Subclinical lead poisoning was not found among the methamphetamine users presenting to the emergency department.

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Cocaine; Demography; Drug Contamination; Female; Heroin; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Lead; Lead Poisoning; Male; Methamphetamine; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Substance Abuse, Intravenous

1996
Lead brachial neuropathy in heroin addiction. A case report.
    Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 1989, Volume: 91, Issue:2

    The possible toxical effect of heavy metals in the pathogenesis of brachial and lumbar plexopathies during heroin addiction has been previously hypothesized by some authors, but never detected. A 24-year-old man, addicted to heroin showed the clinical picture of a symmetrical brachial neuropathy, without other neurological involvement. Lead poisoning was detected in this patient and the chelating therapy induced a marked improvement of the clinical symptoms.

    Topics: Adult; Brachial Plexus; Heroin; Humans; Lead Poisoning; Male; Nervous System Diseases; Substance-Related Disorders

1989
[Lead poisoning due to drug addiction: a new source of poisoning with clinical interest and important epidemiological consequences].
    Anales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984), 1989, Volume: 6, Issue:9

    Lead poisoning has accompanied the human being throughout history. Owing to the increasing levels of safety at work, the incidence of occupational poisoning has decreased and new forms of non-occupational poisoning have emerged. We present 3 cases of drug addicts, with lead poisoning, as a result of using adulterated drugs. One of them was an intravenous drug addict who had abdominal pain and anemia. The other 2 inhaled heroin, one being slightly anemic and the other without symptoms and with normal hemoglobin levels. The drug adulterated with lead had not been previously recognized as a source of lead poisoning, being likely to cause serious epidemiological effects.

    Topics: Adult; Chronic Disease; Drug Contamination; Female; Heroin; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Lead Poisoning; Male; Spain

1989
Lead poisoning during heroin addiction.
    Italian journal of neurological sciences, 1989, Volume: 10, Issue:1

    We describe the case of a young man addicted to heroin with the clinical pattern of symmetrical brachial neuropathy, without other neurological involvement. Lead poisoning was detected and chelating therapy induced a marked improvement of the clinical symptoms. The possible toxic effect of heavy metals in the pathogenesis of brachial and lumbar plexopathies during heroin addiction has previously been suggested by other authors, but never detected.

    Topics: Adult; Heroin; Humans; Lead Poisoning; Male; Substance-Related Disorders

1989
Lead-contaminated heroin as a source of inorganic-lead intoxication.
    The New England journal of medicine, 1987, Mar-19, Volume: 316, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Drug Contamination; Heroin; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Lead; Lead Poisoning; Male

1987