Intraveneous Drug Abuse
Original Editors - Sarah Boone & Jeremy Randolph from Bellarmine University's Pathophysiology of Complex Patient Problems project.
Top Contributors - Jeremy Randolph, Sarah Boone, Lucinda hampton, Kim Jackson, Elaine Lonnemann, WikiSysop, Wendy Walker, Adam Vallely Farrell and Vidya Acharya
Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
Intraveneous (IV) drug abuse is the injection of chemicals into the body via a hypodermic needle into a vein. Drugs can also be injected under the skin (also called "skin popping" or directly into the muscle (intramuscular injection). Heroin is the illegal drug that is most commonly administered by intravenous injection but other drugs such as amphetamines, methamphetamines, and cocaine can be administered by IV injection. (http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/286976-overview as cite)
Prevalence
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A 2007 study showed that from 1979-2002 the overall all prevalence of IV drug abuse was 1.5%. The prevalence was highest in 35-49 year old age group with a rate 3.1%. IV drug use was higher in males(prevalence of 2.0%) than females(1.0%). It was also higher in caucasians (1.7%) than African Americans (0.8%) or Hispanics (1.1%). The study also showed that only 0.19% of subjects reported using IV drugs in the past year. (cite http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17242318)
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