Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Substance use and organic diseases, UTC for healthcare professionals

Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez - 3 May 2020
To read the full text of the in-depth manual of the UTC for healthcare professionals, please visit: https://www.issup.net/node/7376

 

People who use drugs expose themselves to risk factors that may adversely affect their health. Beyond the dependency syndrome, affectations of different organs and systems may occur. Some examples are:

 

Cardiac arrhythmias due to inhalants use: https://www.issup.net/node/8739

 

Ictus due to cocaine use: https://www.issup.net/node/8744

 

Tobacco and cancer: https://www.issup.net/node/8745