Cocaine laced with levamisole, causes fatal illness
Just say no to drugs. Here is another example of why drugs are scary. You don't know the guy who is cutting your drugs, you think he cares about your health? No. Check it out the coke is being cut with levamisole, which is used to treat treat intestinal worms in humans and animals. The problem is it is suppressing peoples immune system to the point where a common cold could kill you! If you did some coke and found yourself sick and with a fever after, I suggest going to doctor ASAP. So far they only found this in Canada, the thing is after following banned foods and items that make people sick, one thing I know is these things escalate and grow, like the melamine crisis.
Maybe just one dealer cut the coke with that crap. Lets hope so.
This is the official story from the Canadian Press.
Seven people in Alberta have developed a form of immune system suppression after consuming cocaine laced with a chemical compound, public health officials said Friday.
The individuals developed agranulocytosis, a condition that makes the immune system incapable of fighting off infections.
It makes common infections become serious, even fatal, quite quickly.
"We are advising anyone who develops a fever or other signs of infection and has used cocaine to seek medical attention quickly," Dr. Gerry Predy, Alberta's Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health, said in a news release.
"Any skin abscess or lung infection that develops rapidly should also be treated immediately."
Officials have linked the cases to cocaine laced with levamisole, a chemical compound developed to treat intestinal worms in humans and animals.
The cases were reported in Edmonton, Red Deer, and in undisclosed locations in southern and northern Alberta.
Doctors in Alberta have been advised they should test and treat patients for this condition if they complain of a fever or other signs of infection after using cocaine.
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