Methamphetamine use can cause hepatotoxicity, rhabdomyolysis, cardiotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, and neurotoxicity separately or sometimes combined as multi-systemic toxicity (Gurel, 2016). Nephrotoxicity usually presents as acute kidney injury, hyponatremia, and hypertension (Campbell, 2008).

References

Campbell, G. & Rosner, M. (2008). The agony of ecstasy: MDMA and kidney. Clin. J Am Soc Nephrol, 3, 1852 – 1860.

Gurel, A. (2016)...

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

Consumption of inhalable solvents can provoke cardiac arrhythmias because those substances block the sodium channels in the heart's conduction system (Cruz, 2003)

References

Cruz, M. C. S, Orta-Salazar, G., Gauthereau, M., Millán, L., & Salinas-Stefanon, E. (2003). Inhibition of cardiac sodium currents by toluene exposure. British Journal of Pharmacology, 140, 653 – 660.

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