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What kind heart and gastro complications can be an outcome from iv drug abuse of methamphetamine? current s/sx chest pain, gas pressure, low output

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Brain: Drug abuse will mess with your brain and heart more than your stomach. Get help to get off the habit. Visit this site for info on this topic: https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/commonly-abused-drugs-charts

Answered 5/14/2019

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Dr. Charles Turck answered

Specializes in Pharmacology

Heart infection, hep: In the short-term, IV meth may increase heart rate and cause irregular heart rhythms. It may also decrease movement through the gastrointestinal system, decreasing appetite and causing weight loss. In the long-term, the IV route poses a risk for contracting serious infections like endocarditis -- a serious infection affecting the heart and its valves, and hepatitis B and C.

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