Lead poisoning among asymptomatic individuals with a long-term history of opiate use in Golestan Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent reports of lead poisoning suggest that people who use opium may be exposed to high amounts of lead. Here, we investigate the association between opium use and blood lead levels (BLL) in a population-based cohort study.

Methods

In 2017, we studied a random sample of 410 people who currently (both within the past year and the past month) used opium and 104 who did not from participants of the Golestan Cohort Study in northeast Iran. Participants were stratified by sex and tobacco use history, completed a comprehensive opiate and tobacco use questionnaire and provided blood. BLL was measured by Lead Care® II Blood Lead Test Kit, validated by inductively coupled plasma triple quadrupole mass spectrometry. BLL was categorized as "<5 µg/dL", "elevated" (5-10 µg/d

SUBMITTER: Etemadi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9133202 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature