Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (Feb 2009)

Bottoms Up: Methamphetamine Toxicity from an Unusual Route

  • Gupta, Malkeet,
  • Bailey, Scott,
  • Lovato, Luis M

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 58 – 60

Abstract

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Methamphetamine (MA) use is becoming commonplace, and emergency physicians (EPs) are seeing patients with abuse-associated complications. Previous reports have described inhalational and intravenous routes. We present the second case of rectal MA abuse in the literature. Trans-rectal use is important for EPs to consider because ongoing absorption of massive quantities may be averted upon detection. Additionally, trans-rectal abuse risks anorectal trauma and vascular necrosis with colonic perforation.[WestJEM. 2009;10:58-60.]

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