Injecting Opioids May Increase Risk of Bacterial Heart Infection

Intravenous injection of hydromorphone, an opioid drug may be linked to increased incidence of infective endocarditis, which is a potentially fatal heart infection.

Opioid injecting may up risk of bacterial heart infection. Intravenous use of hydromorphone increases the risk of endocarditis. Endocarditis is a potentially fatal heart infection.

Injecting Opioids May Increase Risk of Bacterial Heart Infection

Intravenous use of hydromorphone, an opioid drug may be linked to increase the risk of infective endocarditis, a serious heart infection, according to a recent retrospective study. Read More

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