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Injection Drug Use
Complications of Injection Drug Use
People who inject illicit drugs risk not only the adverse pharmacodynamic effects of the drugs but also complications related to contaminants, adulterants, and infectious agents that may be injected with the drug. , and cornstarch. Filler agents can become trapped by the pulmonary capillary bed and result in chronic inflammation and foreign body granulomatosis. Filler agents can also damage the endothelium of heart valves, thus increasing the risk of Infective Endocarditis None Street drugs such as Opioid Use Disorder and Rehabilitation and Needle sharing and use of nonsterile techniques can lead to many infectious complications. Injection site complications include Cutaneous Abscess , Systemic infectious diseases are primarily Overview of Acute Viral Hepatitis B and C and 