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Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Drugs and Substance Abuse

Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Drugs and Substance Abuse INVITED COMMENTARY Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Drugs and Substance Abuse Rafael Rojas, MD t has been a privilege to have the opportunity to coordinate and contribute to this issue of ITopics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging regarding the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in drug and substance abuse. The illicit use of drugs is an increasingly pervasive social problem worldwide. It is estimated that the entire illicit drug industry is worth US $500 billion per year, dwarfing the US $62 billion spent on development assistance per year. The negative impact of drug and substance abuse is clearly evident in the health care arena: addictions, dependency, overdose, crippling neurologic deficits, and sometimes death. More and more young people are engaging in the use of a wide variety of drugs including amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, and solvents. Many of these abusers are poly drug abusers in addition to abusing alcohol. In many instances the clinical manifestations of drug and substance abuse (DSA) are acute and severe, requiring immediate treatment whereas in other instances chronic slowly progressive neurologic damage ensues. In such cases, MRI may demonstrate striking pathologic changes and play a very important role in diagnosis as well as the monitoring of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Wolters Kluwer Health

Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Drugs and Substance Abuse

Rojas, Rafael
Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Volume 16 (3) – Jun 1, 2005
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Copyright © 2005 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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0899-3459
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INVITED COMMENTARY Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Drugs and Substance Abuse Rafael Rojas, MD t has been a privilege to have the opportunity to coordinate and contribute to this issue of ITopics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging regarding the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in drug and substance abuse. The illicit use of drugs is an increasingly pervasive social problem worldwide. It is estimated that the entire illicit drug industry is worth US $500 billion per year, dwarfing the US $62 billion spent on development assistance per year. The negative impact of drug and substance abuse is clearly evident in the health care arena: addictions, dependency, overdose, crippling neurologic deficits, and sometimes death. More and more young people are engaging in the use of a wide variety of drugs including amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, and solvents. Many of these abusers are poly drug abusers in addition to abusing alcohol. In many instances the clinical manifestations of drug and substance abuse (DSA) are acute and severe, requiring immediate treatment whereas in other instances chronic slowly progressive neurologic damage ensues. In such cases, MRI may demonstrate striking pathologic changes and play a very important role in diagnosis as well as the monitoring of

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