INFECTION IN DRUG ADDICTS

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YALDA A.; RASOULINEZHAD MEHRNAZ

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Journal: Journal of Medical Council of Iran Year:2002 | Volume:20 | Issue:2 Page(s): 137-145

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INFECTION IN DRUG ADDICTS

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YALDA A. | RASOULINEZHAD MEHRNAZ | Issue Writer Certificate

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INJECTION DRUG USERS (IDU)Q3

INFECTIONSQ4

ADDICTIONQ4

Abstract

Injection of narcotics has become widespread and its prevalence along with the use of heroin and cocaine has been on the rise. Consumers of narcotics in injectable form are people who are engaged in unlawful activities which the society disapproves. Their exact number and determination of incidence of infectious complication in these persons is not available.The infectious complications in a drug addict are mostly related to the environment and the life style of the addict rathe than per se the type of the drug itself.The characteristics that increase the risk of infection in drug abusers include increased rate of skin, mucous membrane and nasopharyngeal carriage of pathogenic organisms, unsterile injection techniques, contamination of injection equipments or drugs with organisms poor oral hygeinc, poor and low socioeconomic status, other behaviors such as cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption along with injection of drugs and the absence of primary health care services.

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YALDA, A., & RASOULINEZHAD, MEHRNAZ. (2002). INFECTION IN DRUG ADDICTS. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL COUNCIL OF I.R.I., 20(2), 137-145. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/41210/en

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YALDA A., RASOULINEZHAD MEHRNAZ. INFECTION IN DRUG ADDICTS. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL COUNCIL OF I.R.I.[Internet]. 2002;20(2):137-145. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/41210/en

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A. YALDA, and MEHRNAZ RASOULINEZHAD, “INFECTION IN DRUG ADDICTS,” JOURNAL OF MEDICAL COUNCIL OF I.R.I., vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 137–145, 2002, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/41210/en

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