Drug abuse and serum nutritional biomarkers: A retrospective cohort study

Introduction: Drug abuse is a public health problem around the globe. Its implications in human are harmful, compromising nutritional status. It has been shown that malnutrition moderately prevalent drug addicts, and prescription significantly beneficial for these patients. Available literature suggests altered blood serum biochemical data addicts. Our study focused on biomarkers addicts who did not have assessment or treatment. This aimed to analyze subjects diagnosed with addiction from January 2010 June 2020.Methods: The research was retrospective cohort, analytical, observational, based convenience sample. Data about AST, ALT, fasting glucose, urea, creatinine, total cholesterol, HDL LDL triglycerides, hemoglobin were analyzed database of 103 mental behavioral disorders due use drugs other psychoactive substances (ICD-10: F10-F19) Institute Neurosciences (INC). Consumed alcohol, cocaine, amphetamines, MDNA, opioids, marijuana, psychotropic drugs. Results: medians hemoglobin, HDL, creatinine statistically differed between genders age groups. There more cases low hyperglycemia levels men, (20.4, 8.7%, respectively) than women (4.9%, 0%, respectively). glucose 8.8% our Serum increased aged 30 more. Conclusions:In sample, there different among groups gender All within normal range.