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The insufflation of cocaine crystals may also cause physical trauma to epithelial cells, leading to inflammatory lesions, which may also worsen due to the tendency for patients to physically remove the scabs produced in the damaged tissue, which induces further mechanical damage. [6] Cocaine is capable of inducing apoptosis of epithelial cells ...
Troubled comedian Artie Lange, 51, revealed he would be attending rehab after testing positive for multiple drugs, including cocaine, while serving his four-year probation for heroin possession.
Saddle nose is a condition associated with nasal trauma, congenital syphilis, relapsing polychondritis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, cocaine abuse, and leprosy, among other conditions. [1] The most common cause is nasal trauma. It is characterized by a loss of height of the nose, because of the collapse of the nasal bridge. The depressed ...
A nasal septum perforation is a medical condition in which the nasal septum, the bony/cartilaginous wall dividing the nasal cavities, develops a hole or fissure. [1]This may be brought on directly, as in the case of nasal piercings, or indirectly, as by long-term topical drug application, including nasal administration of ethylphenidate, methamphetamine, cocaine, crushed prescription pills, or ...
Despite its name, the drug rarely contains actual cocaine, the report says. Bags containing a powder known as tusi, or pink cocaine, are pictured in Medellin, Colombia, on April 2, 2022.
The photos show a small bag of cocaine inside a locker near the White House’s West executive entrance and were obtained by CNN from the United States Secret Service through a FOIA request.
Any damage to the inside of the nose is due to cocaine constricting blood vessels — and therefore restricting blood and oxygen/nutrient flow — to that area. Rolled up banknotes, hollowed-out pens, cut straws, pointed ends of keys, specialized spoons, [57] long fingernails, and (clean) tampon applicators are often used to insufflate cocaine.
Levamisole has become a common additive to illicit cocaine. It is thought to intensify the "high" by releasing dopamine in the brain, acts as a bulking agent, and is a difficult adulterant to recognize. Potential risks of levamisole-laced cocaine include neutropenia, agranulocytosis, arthralgias, retiform purpura, skin necrosis, and fever.