Heart 2000;83:627-633 ( June )

Review

Recreational drug misuse: issues for the cardiologist

A Ghuran^a, J Nolan^b

^a Department of Cardiological Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, UK, ^b Cardiothoracic Centre, North Staffordshire Hospital, Staffordshire ST4 6QG, UK

Correspondence to: Dr Nolan email: nolanjim@hotmail.com

Accepted 16 February 2000

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	Introduction

Alcohol and tobacco are the two legally available recreational drugs that are commonly misused in the United Kingdom, and their adverse effects on cardiovascular function have been extensively documented. In addition, many illegal recreational drugs are freely available, and their use has reached epidemic proportions in British society. Almost one in four people have used illegal drugs at some time during their life, with a proportionately higher rate of use in younger age groups. A 1996 Home Office survey showed that more than three million British people use an illegal drug every month. In addition to the problems posed by self administration of these agents, massive overdose can occur in individuals ("body packers") who attempt to smuggle drugs by ingesting packets which rupture accidentally in the gastrointestinal tract. It is therefore inevitable that doctors will have to manage the ill effects associated with these drugs. Many of these agents have profound . . . [Full text of this article]

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