POSSIBLE CONTAMINATED HEROIN AT RISK OF CAUSING ANTHRAX IN INJECTING DRUG USERS
The Department of Health has been alerted to two confirmed cases of anthrax in heroin injecting drug users (IDUs) in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde
area of Scotland. One of these cases has sadly died. There is a small number of additional suspected cases currently being investigated.
Be careful.
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Anthrax - UPDATED!
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Anthrax - UPDATED!
by OffTheHook on Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:27 pm
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Re: Anthrax - UPDATED!
by OffTheHook on Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:52 pm
ANTHRAX IS KILLING HEROIN USERS
EARLY TREATMENT CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE!
Anthrax is a bug that has got into batches of heroin in Scotland and England.
Anthrax is causing life-threatening infections.
You can get anthrax if you inject, smoke or inhale your heroin.
Typical signs of anthrax can include:
o lots of swelling and redness where you injected
o a fever and headache, or
o feeling ill and finding it hard to breathe.
If you think you have anthrax, immediately go to your nearest hospital emergency department and tell them.
EARLY TREATMENT CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE!
Anthrax is a bug that has got into batches of heroin in Scotland and England.
Anthrax is causing life-threatening infections.
You can get anthrax if you inject, smoke or inhale your heroin.
Typical signs of anthrax can include:
o lots of swelling and redness where you injected
o a fever and headache, or
o feeling ill and finding it hard to breathe.
If you think you have anthrax, immediately go to your nearest hospital emergency department and tell them.
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