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==Background==
*Complications of intravenous drug use span all organ systems (in addition to the [[Toxidromes]] related to the specific chemical used).

==Complications by System==
===Cardiovascular===
*[[Endocarditis]]
*[[ACS]]
*[[Aortic Dissection]]
*Pseudo aneurysm

===Soft Tissue Infections===
*[[Necrotizing fasciitis]]
*Pyomyositis
*Subcutaneous abscess

===Pulmonary===
*[[PE]]
*Talcosis (trash lung)
*Pulmonary hypertension
*[[Pneumothorax]] (usually due to injecting in neck vessels)

===Skeletal===
*[[Osteomyelitis]]
*[[Diskitis]]
*[[Epidural Abscess (Spinal)]]
*[[Vertebral Osteomyelitis]]
*Sternal joint osteomyelitis
*[[DVT]]

===Central Nervous System===
*[[Endocarditis]]
*[[SAH]] - especially with sympathomimetics such as methamphetamine and cocaine
*Brain abscess
*Subdural empyema
*[[Botulism]] - especially with "skin popping" of black tar heroine
*[[CVA]]

===Ocular===
*Fungal endophthalmitis
*Amaurosis fugax 

===Hematogenous===
*[[Sepsis]]
*[[Neutropenic Fever]]
*Neutropenia (esp. if using cocaine mixed with levimasole<ref>http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/6/1/30</ref>)

===Infectious Disease===
*Cotton fever
**Occurs when cotton is used to filter drugs like heroin and due to the exotoxin from Pantoea agglomerans which colonizes cotton plants<ref>D. W. Harrison et al."'Cotton Fever': a benign febrile syndrome in intravenous drug abusers", Journal of Emergency Medicine, March–April 1990, pp. 135-139</ref>
*[[HIV]] related
**[[Toxoplasmosis]]
**[[Lymphoma]]
*[[TB]] 

==References==
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