Amir Ghaderi, Amir Hossein Khoshakhlagh, Agnieszka Gruszecka-Kosowska, Fatemeh Alemi, Pooya Hazegh, Zahra Aghaei, Nader Molavi, Mojtaba Mahdavi, Neda Vahed, Somayeh Ghadami Dehkohneh, Fatemeh Ostadmohammady, Darpan Das
Drug abuse has a high prevalence worldwide and causes many health-related disorders. There are limited human exposure studies on establishing lead exposure levels and their propensity for drug addiction. In the present study, blood samples were tested for lead (Pb) concentrations in illicit drug users together with the related symptoms in comparison with control group of non-drug users. The study was performed on 250 volunteers divided equally in four drug groups, namely, opioids, hashish, methadone, and methamphetamine, and one control group of non-drug users...
October 12, 2023: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International