Heroin-induced headache in female heroin addicts.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the manifestations and incidence of headaches caused by heroin in Chinese women.

Methods

This was a survey study conducted from 29 June to 3 July 2015 with women attending the Shanxi Drug Rehabilitation Centre for Women (China). All study subjects were newly admitted and had not begun their drug rehabilitation. Demographic characteristics, heroin usage and headache episodes within the previous 3 months were surveyed, especially the presence of a headache within 2 hours of heroin use. Details of the severity, location, premonitory symptoms and characteristics of headaches were recorded.

Results

Of the 90 heroin-dependent patients, 74 experienced headache attacks within 2 hours of heroin use, and the headaches subsided within 72 hours of discont

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7273779 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature