Oral manifestations of illicit drug use

L Teoh, G Moses, MJ McCullough - Australian dental journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The use of illicit and misuse of licit drugs is a global public health problem, with illicit drug
use being responsible for 1.8% of the total disease burden in Australia in 2011. Oral adverse …

Genotoxicity, oxidative stress, and inflammatory response induced by crack-cocaine: Relevance to carcinogenesis

IT Malacarne, DV De Souza, BDA Rosario… - … science and pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Crack-cocaine is a cocaine by-product widely consumed by general population in
developing countries. The drug is low cost and is associated with more intense effects when …

Inter-laboratory consistency and variability in the buccal micronucleus cytome assay depends on biomarker scored and laboratory experience: results from the …

C Bolognesi, S Knasmueller, A Nersesyan… - …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The buccal micronucleus cytome (BMNcyt) assay in uncultured exfoliated epithelial cells
from oral mucosa is widely applied in biomonitoring human exposures to genotoxic agents …

Dental health status in crack/cocaine-addicted men: a cross-sectional study

PR Cury, MGA Oliveira, KM de Andrade… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between crack/cocaine addiction and
dental health in men. Forty crack/cocaine-addicted patients and 120 nonaddicted patients …

Exposure to crack cocaine causes adverse effects on marine mussels Perna perna

LA Maranho, MK Fontes, ASS Kamimura… - Marine Pollution …, 2017 - Elsevier
Our study aimed to evaluate crack cocaine effects in different life stages of the marine
mussel Perna perna. For this purpose, fertilization rate, embryo-larval development …

Opium, phencyclidine, and crack cocaine smoking associations with lung and upper aerodigestive tract cancers: exploratory findings from a case-control study in Los …

M Zhang, M Hashibe, JY Rao, SY Jung… - The American Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Illicit drug use has become a global epidemic, yet it is unclear if drug smoking
increases the risk of tobacco-related cancers. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate …

Association between oral mucosal lesions and crack and cocaine addiction in men: a cross-sectional study

PR Cury, NS Araujo… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions
(OMLs) and their association with crack/cocaine addiction in men. Clinical oral examination …

Impact of crack cocaine use on the occurrence of oral lesions and micronuclei

RP Antoniazzi, FB Lago, LC Jardim, MR Sagrillo… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of oral lesions and micronuclei in
crack cocaine users. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 106 crack users and …

Drugs of abuse from a different toxicological perspective: an updated review of cocaine genotoxicity

NG Oliveira, RJ Dinis-Oliveira - Archives of Toxicology, 2018 - Springer
Cocaine is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive substances and has been
recognized as a major public health concern for many years. While several aspects of the …

Periodontal status in crack and cocaine addicted men: a cross-sectional study

PR Cury, MGA Oliveira, JN Dos Santos - Environmental Science and …, 2017 - Springer
This cross-sectional study evaluated the association between crack/cocaine addiction and
periodontal disease in men. Periodontal examination (probing depth, clinical attachment …