Smoking Drugs: Hidden Burn Risk
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Doctors in Oregon are raising the alarm about a hidden danger from smoking fentanyl and other drugs, leading to severe burns and long-term complications. A new study found that over half of burn patients on Medicaid smoked opioids, stimulants, or cannabis, facing four times the burn risk compared to non-users. While smoking drugs is praised for reducing HIV, hepatitis, and infections, these burns can trap patients in the cycle of addiction, causing permanent scars, chronic pain, mobility loss, and mental trauma. The study reveals that torches with flame locks, which allow users to free their hands, are partly to blame for the steady rate of burns despite fentanyls rise. As smoking spreads across the country, doctors urge safer lighters and policy changes to address this emerging risk in harm reduction.
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