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Question: What are the health effects of injecting meth?
Submitted on: September 17, 2010
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Injecting methamphetamine can cause a number of health problems, including abscesses, infection, and cardiac problems, including myocardial infarction ("heart attack"). A person whose addiction has progressed to injecting meth should strongly consider seeking residential drug treatment.
Answered on: March 22, 2011
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