| Literature DB >> 6789686 |
R D Weiss, P D Goldenheim, S M Mirin, C A Hales, J H Mendelson.
Abstract
The authors report another complication of freebase cocaine smoking. They found a significant reduction in the carbon monoxide diffusing capacity in the lungs of two patients. This suggests that inhalation of the freebase of cocaine may damage the pulmonary gas exchange surface.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 6789686 DOI: 10.1176/ajp.138.8.1110
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Psychiatry ISSN: 0002-953X Impact factor: 18.112