Unrecognized “crack” cocaine abuse in pregnancy
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Multiple Gastrointestinal Complications of Crack Cocaine Abuse
Cocaine and its alkaloid free base "crack-cocaine" have long since been substances of abuse. Drug abuse of cocaine via oral, inhalation, intravenous, and intranasal intake has famously been associated with a number of medical complications. Intestinal ischemia and perforation remain the most common manifestations of cocaine associated gastrointestinal disease and have historically been associat...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/77.4.553