Can Heroin Poisoning Lead To Stomach Necrosis? A Case Report

Can Heroin Poisoning Lead To Stomach Necrosis? A Case Report

Introduction: Opiate (including heroin) use prevalence is 1.2% of the world population according to the last report of UNOCD. In Iran about 2 million people of population are drug abusers..Heroin reduces gastric motility and prolongs gastric emptying time and it can cause gastric dilation which can...

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Main Authors: Mojtaba Ahmadinejad, Elham Valimohammdi, Ghazale Molaverdi, Seydehamideh Hashemi, Mohammad Hadi Bahri, Javad Zebarjadi Bagherpour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2022-10-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine
Subjects:
heroin poisoning
complication
gastric necrosis
Online Access:https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/ijmtfm/article/view/38932

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