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Could you tell me what street drugs or narcotics can cause potassium levels to drop or become low?
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Drugs and potassium: A full list of the causes of low potassium, hypokalemia (h), is found at this link: http://www.Healthline.Com/galecontent/hypokalemia street drugs are not made by a pharmaceutical company and vary from dealer to dealer. Therefore, there is no way to accurately tell what they are mixed with.
Answered 12/17/2013
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