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Miliary Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis of Ribs and Heroin Addiction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Julius Merry  and
B. M. Gompels
Julius Merry
Affiliation:
Lambeth and St. Thomas's Hospitals, London, and West Park Hospital, Epsom, Surrey
B. M. Gompels
Affiliation:
Radiology Department, Lambeth and St. Thomas's Hospitals, London
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Blood-borne infection is a common complication of the self-administration of drugs of dependence by the intravenous routes. British drug addicts are notorious for their disregard of even the most elementary hygienic precautions. They will use dirty needles and syringes, which are often being used by other addicts as well. They may use unboiled tap water or even lavatory pan water to dissolve the drug for self-injection. They may not clean the skin before injection and in desperate moments may inject themselves through a number of layers of clothing.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 116 , Issue 535 , June 1970 , pp. 645 - 646
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1970 

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