The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website and App

Abused drugs/substances (illicit-, street drugs - IV/inhaled)

Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases

Evidence level/grade

Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic

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Pneumoconiosis (silicosis, talcosis...)

Publications

Scheel AH, Krause D, Haars H, Schmitz I, Junker K

Talcum induced pneumoconiosis following inhalation of adulterated marijuana, a case report.

Diagnostic pathology. 2012;7:26

Padley SP, Adler BD, Staples CA, Miller RR, Müller NL

Pulmonary talcosis: CT findings in three cases.

Radiology. 1993;186(1):125-7

Paré JP, Cote G, Fraser RS

Long-term follow-up of drug abusers with intravenous talcosis.

The American review of respiratory disease. 1989;139(1):233-41

Paré JA, Fraser RG, Hogg JC, Howlett JG, Murphy SB

Pulmonary 'mainline' granulomatosis: talcosis of intravenous methadone abuse.

Medicine. 1979;58(3):229-39