Re: linking pancreatitis to drug abuse

[Guest guest]

Tull, thank you for the information. Even though I asked, I guess I was

hoping that everyone would say, Nah, you just imagined it. It is not a

good feeling to think that yet another thing has been affected by my abuse.

But owning it is important. I am, as I have told the groups, now a mental

health professional and I work with many people who are in active

additiction. I use self dissclosure alot with them and I can use this as yet

another tool to say... " Do you really want this to happen to you? " Thank all

of you for responding to my tangent and Tull, you are a sweet heart for the

gentle way you presented it to me.

[Guest guest]

Tull, thank you for the information. Even though I asked, I guess I was

hoping that everyone would say, Nah, you just imagined it. It is not a

good feeling to think that yet another thing has been affected by my abuse.

But owning it is important. I am, as I have told the groups, now a mental

health professional and I work with many people who are in active

additiction. I use self dissclosure alot with them and I can use this as yet

another tool to say... " Do you really want this to happen to you? " Thank all

of you for responding to my tangent and Tull, you are a sweet heart for the

gentle way you presented it to me.

[Guest guest]

> I would like it if those who maade

>reference to drug abuse causing pancreatitis would help me by

>responding. I really would like to know where they heard it or read

>it because I can't find reference to it.

>

Hi , all,

There is some evidence in the medical literature that links drug

abuse in general, and cocaine use in particular, to cases of

pancreatitis. I've included a link to one such article below. Take

it all with a " grain of salt " , though. This article, though

relatively recent, still cites the #1 cause of chronic pancreatitis

as being alcohol abuse. Also, in many studies from which data like

this comes, the subjects are often " cross-addicted " , i.e., they have

a history of abusing BOTH alcohol AND drugs, so it may be difficult

to determine exactly which one may have led to the condition of

pancreatitis. If they listed, say, cocaine use as their " drug of

choice " , and then were diagnosed with pancreatitis, they were put in

the " cocaine-induced pancreatitis " category. THe causative effect of

alcohol leading to pancreatitis is well known. The mechanism by

which drugs such as cocaine may lead to the same condition seems to

be less well understood at this point.

http://web2.chm.msu.edu//em/pancreatitis.html

Hope this helps.

--Tull

[Guest guest]

> I would like it if those who maade

>reference to drug abuse causing pancreatitis would help me by

>responding. I really would like to know where they heard it or read

>it because I can't find reference to it.

>

Hi , all,

There is some evidence in the medical literature that links drug

abuse in general, and cocaine use in particular, to cases of

pancreatitis. I've included a link to one such article below. Take

it all with a " grain of salt " , though. This article, though

relatively recent, still cites the #1 cause of chronic pancreatitis

as being alcohol abuse. Also, in many studies from which data like

this comes, the subjects are often " cross-addicted " , i.e., they have

a history of abusing BOTH alcohol AND drugs, so it may be difficult

to determine exactly which one may have led to the condition of

pancreatitis. If they listed, say, cocaine use as their " drug of

choice " , and then were diagnosed with pancreatitis, they were put in

the " cocaine-induced pancreatitis " category. THe causative effect of

alcohol leading to pancreatitis is well known. The mechanism by

which drugs such as cocaine may lead to the same condition seems to

be less well understood at this point.

http://web2.chm.msu.edu//em/pancreatitis.html

Hope this helps.

--Tull

[Guest guest]

> I would like it if those who maade

>reference to drug abuse causing pancreatitis would help me by

>responding. I really would like to know where they heard it or read

>it because I can't find reference to it.

>

Hi , all,

There is some evidence in the medical literature that links drug

abuse in general, and cocaine use in particular, to cases of

pancreatitis. I've included a link to one such article below. Take

it all with a " grain of salt " , though. This article, though

relatively recent, still cites the #1 cause of chronic pancreatitis

as being alcohol abuse. Also, in many studies from which data like

this comes, the subjects are often " cross-addicted " , i.e., they have

a history of abusing BOTH alcohol AND drugs, so it may be difficult

to determine exactly which one may have led to the condition of

pancreatitis. If they listed, say, cocaine use as their " drug of

choice " , and then were diagnosed with pancreatitis, they were put in

the " cocaine-induced pancreatitis " category. THe causative effect of

alcohol leading to pancreatitis is well known. The mechanism by

which drugs such as cocaine may lead to the same condition seems to

be less well understood at this point.

http://web2.chm.msu.edu//em/pancreatitis.html

Hope this helps.

--Tull