title: Pulmonary complications of drug abuse.
abstract: Complications resulting from drug abuse more frequently affect the lung than any other organ. The spectrum of pulmonary complications associated with drug abuse is wide. The current practice of using mixtures of drugs is mainly responsible for the increase in pulmonary complications. The chief complications observed in a series of 241 drug abuse patients were aspiration pneumonitis (12.9 percent), pulmonary edema (10.0 percent), and pneumonia (7.5 percent).
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D001463:Barbiturates / Q000009:adverse effects; D002188:Cannabis / Q000009:adverse effects; D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects; D003128:Coma / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D003932:Heroin / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000139:chemically induced; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000139:chemically induced; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000139:chemically induced; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000139:chemically induced; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000139:chemically induced; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D001463:Barbiturates; D003932:Heroin; D003042:Cocaine