The abuse of illicit drugs is a major social and health problem. In fact, illicit drugs are responsible for many adverse systemic effects, which may require urgent medical treatment. In the present review, we report details on the prevalence of the major illicit drugs abused in Europe in 2009, according to the 2011 report of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), focusing on the effects on the cardiovascular system, including sudden cardiac death.

Drug abuse: another challenge for the cardiologist?

ANSELMINO, Matteo;MATTA, Mario;GAITA, Fiorenzo
2014-01-01

Abstract

The abuse of illicit drugs is a major social and health problem. In fact, illicit drugs are responsible for many adverse systemic effects, which may require urgent medical treatment. In the present review, we report details on the prevalence of the major illicit drugs abused in Europe in 2009, according to the 2011 report of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), focusing on the effects on the cardiovascular system, including sudden cardiac death.
2014
15
7
525
531
Matteo Anselmino; Mario Matta; Fiorenzo Gaita
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
1231571_SCD following drug abuse 280413-revised.pdf

Open Access dal 01/07/2015

Tipo di file: POSTPRINT (VERSIONE FINALE DELL’AUTORE)
Dimensione 334.38 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
334.38 kB Adobe PDF Visualizza/Apri

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/2318/138268
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? 1
  • Scopus 6
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 5
social impact