TY - JOUR PY - 2011// TI - Effects of psychoactive substances on otorhinolaryngologic system JO - Sanamed A1 - Bozovic, Milos A1 - Vracaric, Aleksandra A1 - Klepec, Bojan A1 - Dimitrijevic, Nina A1 - Andjelic, Spaso A1 - Dimcic-Tasic, Gorica A1 - Damjanovic, Dragi A1 - Vucetic, Cedomir A1 - Dimitrijevic, Ivan SP - 113 EP - 118 VL - 6 IS - 2 N2 - Substance abuse is common and this abuse often has health, family, professional and social consequences. Especially significant is damage of the otorhinolaryngogic system. This is related to the ways the substances are self-administrated. The authors cite studies that indicate harmful effects of some psychoactive substances on the auditory and vestibular apparatus, the nose and paranasal sinuses, oral cavity, pharynix, larynx, and other organs of the head and neck region. Authors describe morphological and structural changes in this region. These changes, when considered with the acute impairment of the senses from the intoxication, increase the vulnerability of these users to drug-related injury.

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