What are Substance Abuse Injuries?

Substance Abuse Injuries
Substance Abuse Injuries. Image showing debrided groin wound with Rectus femoris flap placed over the graft. Femoral artery necrosis due to parenteral intravascular drug misuse: a case report and literature review. Mullan MJ, Magowan H, Weir CD - The Ulster medical journal (2008). Not Altered. CC.

Substance Abuse injuries are injuries that may happen either as a direct result of the toxic effects of drugs and alcohol or as a consequence related to drug use, which can include anything from seizures, asphyxiation, respiratory arrest, hypoxic brain injury, and more.