Botulism — United States
Black tar heroin use is believed to be linked to 3 recent suspected cases of wound botulism, the L.A. County Department of Public Health reported [Tue 3 Jul 2018]. No further details were released.
Drug users who inject heroin under their skin or into a muscle are at risk of contracting the illness, according to public health officials. This comes after a recent outbreak of heroin-caused botulism in San Diego. Three men there contracted botulism after injecting black tar heroin over the
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