Research Progress of Heroin-induced Respiratory Damage

Yong ZHOU; Zunyue ZHANG; Jiqing YANG; Pu XIONG; Kunhua WANG

doi:10.12259/j.issn.2095-610X.S20220525

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Yong ZHOU, Zunyue ZHANG, Jiqing YANG, Pu XIONG, Kunhua WANG. Research Progress of Heroin-induced Respiratory Damage[J]. Journal of Kunming Medical University, 2022, 43(5): 155-161. doi: 10.12259/j.issn.2095-610X.S20220525

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Yong ZHOU, Zunyue ZHANG, Jiqing YANG, Pu XIONG, Kunhua WANG. Research Progress of Heroin-induced Respiratory Damage[J]. Journal of Kunming Medical University, 2022, 43(5): 155-161. doi: 10.12259/j.issn.2095-610X.S20220525

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Research Progress of Heroin-induced Respiratory Damage

doi: 10.12259/j.issn.2095-610X.S20220525

NHC Key Laboratory of Drug Addiction Medicine，The Scientific Research Laboratory Center，The 1st Affiliated Hospitalof Kunming Medical University，Kunming Yunnan 650032，China

Received Date: 2022-01-18
Available Online: 2022-05-06
Publish Date: 2022-05-27

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Heroin, a highly addictive drug that seriously harms the human health, can be ingested in multiple ways. Severe damages are commonly observed in the respiratory system. As an exogenous opioid, heroin can cause the respiratory depression by inhibiting the respiratory center. In fact, heroin affects the respiratory system in many other ways. It not only causes nasopharyngeal ulcers or emphysema by directly damaging the airways and lung tissues, but also induces asthma or eosinophilic pneumonia by affecting the body’s immunity. In addition, pulmonary toxicity of heroin can cause noncardiogenic pulmonary edema and pneumothorax when drugs are injected into the jugular vein. Because of the psychosocial environmental factors, heroin users are also at a high risk for pulmonary infectious diseases, such as pneumonia and tuberculosis. This article will provide a better understanding of the effects of heroin on the respiratory system by reviewing the current literature.
- Heroin,
- Respiratory system,
- Pulmonary edema

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