DSM-III-R and ICD-10 performed similarly, although DSM-III-R tended to be more inclusive vis-à-vis diagnoses of inhalant dependence. Kappa coefficients indicated a moderate degree of concordance between the three nosologies for inhalant use disorder diagnosis rates. Inclusion of possible withdrawal...
Test–retest reliabilities for the SDSS' ICD-10 harmful use scales were in the good range for alcohol, cocaine, and heroin and the poor to fair range for cannabis. Internal consistency, diagnostic concordance, and concurrent validity results were comparable to the test–retest findings. These ...
Wound botulism has been reported among chronic drug abusers (primarily in dermal abscesses from subcutaneous injection of heroin and also from sinusitis in cocaine "sniffers"). Intestinal botulism arises from ingestion of botulinum spores that then germinate in the colon, rather than by ingestion of...