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EDITORIALS: A Ghuran, L R van der Wieken, and J Nolan Cardiovascular complications of recreational drugs BMJ 2001; 323: 464-466 [Full text]

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Recreational drug use can cause cardiovasculair complications, but more research is neccesary

Gerard T Hart   (31 August 2001)

Recreational drug use can cause cardiovasculair complications, but more research is neccesary 31 August 2001
Gerard T Hart, General Practitioner Orpington Send response to journal: Re: Recreational drug use can cause cardiovasculair complications, but more research is neccesary	The authors are correctly describing well known pharmacological reactions to recreational drugs. The problem is that they speculate about possible problems. They support their case with circumstantial evidence. We all know the effects of recreational drug on the physiological system, from the time from medical school. What we need is more well organised, preferably multi national, epidemiological research, ESP IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER DRugs (prescribed, alcohol, nicotine etc).