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Body packing
- Ajit Singh Kashyap, Anand Kuldip, Kashyap Surekha, Anand Abhijeet (21 September 2004)
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Ajit Singh Kashyap, Endocrinologist Department of Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College,Pune 411 040 Anand Kuldip, Kashyap Surekha, Anand Abhijeet
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Dear Editor The authors state that laxatives are to be used in management of body packers.[1] We urge caution with the use of oil based laxatives. Oil based laxatives may reduce the tensile strength and "burst" volume of latex products. This may prove fatal. A massive gastrointestinal release of cocaine has been reported after the administration of oil-based laxatives.[2] Reference 1. Self Assessment Answers: A man with drowsiness and abdominal pain. Postgrad Med J 2004; 80: 557. 2. Traub SJ, Hoffman RS, Nelson LS. Body packing -the internal concealment of illicit drugs. N Engl J Med 2003;349:2519-2526. |
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