Abscesses. Repeated IV drug use can cause abscesses, a painful collection of pus beneath your skin. You’re also prone to other skin infections and inflammation. Vein collapse.

So, staying away from intravenous drug use does not guarantee a person will not develop this infection any more than having heart damage guarantees that a person will.

When patients need long-term treatment with intravenous antibiotics, hospitals usually let them manage their treatment at home — but not if they have a history of injection drug use. A Boston program ...

HIV impacts many in the LGBTQ+ community, and those who use drugs are at increased risk. This post examines how sex contributes to this association, even for those in relationships.

Illicit drug use was a significant factor for both community-acquired and hospital-onset MRSA (HO-MRSA). Researchers speculated that drug users already had MRSA when they entered the hospital.

Heroin was the drug most commonly cited in cases of drug-related infective endocarditis, and one of four patients with the infection died after being admitted.

Infectious endocarditis resulting from intravenous drug use was associated with an increased incidence of intracranial hemorrhage over 4.5 years in a single-center experience.

There are an estimated 13 million injection-drug users worldwide, and infections are among the most serious complications of drug use. This article reviews the common problems associated with drug ...

Background Much research has been conducted on the risk taking behaviour of injecting drug users. Cutaneous or subcutaneous skin and soft tissue abscesses are common complications of intravenous drug ...

NEW YORK -- One type of superbug bacteria is increasingly spreading among people who inject drugs, according to a new government report. Users of heroin and other injection drugs were 16 times ...