Shelby
02-11-2006, 11:59 PM
Cocaine can cause serious abdominal problems as well as chest pain and breathing difficulties, a leading surgeon said on Friday.
"Abdominal complications from cocaine abuse are life-threatening and require emergency surgery," said Luke Meleagros, of North Middlesex University Hospital, in Britain's Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.
With an estimated 344,000 people using cocaine and 17,000 taking crack cocaine each month in Britain, Meleagros and his colleagues fear health problems in drug users will increase, particularly in London where drug abuse is more common.
Full Article (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_29520.html)
"Abdominal complications from cocaine abuse are life-threatening and require emergency surgery," said Luke Meleagros, of North Middlesex University Hospital, in Britain's Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.
With an estimated 344,000 people using cocaine and 17,000 taking crack cocaine each month in Britain, Meleagros and his colleagues fear health problems in drug users will increase, particularly in London where drug abuse is more common.
Full Article (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_29520.html)