Open AccessLocal complications of pentazocine abuse: Case report and review
Author(s) -
Subodh Kumar,
Suprakash Chaudhury,
Subhas Soren,
Jayati Simlai,
Ranju Kumari
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_53_17
Subject(s) - pentazocine , credence , addiction , medicine , adverse effect , intensive care medicine , substance abuse , drugs of abuse , drug , anesthesia , psychiatry , pharmacology , computer science , morphine , machine learning
The skin is the tissue most commonly affected by intravenous drug addiction with pentazocine. The present article attempts to review the adverse effects of injecting drug use along with one case report of cutaneous complications of injection pentazocine abuse underlining the need for early identification, management, and above all prevention. It also provides credence to the fact that pentazocine abuse is common in paramedical staff, and easy accessibility of pentazocine injection can easily lead to serious complications.