Experimental Production of Human "Blue Velvet" and "Red Devil" Lesions

摘要: ONE of the medical complications intravenous use narcotics by addicts is development pulmonary hypertension due to arteritis and thrombosis small arteries, arterioles, capillaries. We recently reported such a case in which 32-year-old Negro woman with cor pulmonale died severe hypertension. 1 The vessels showed varying duration. Many crystalline foreign bodies, identified as talc crystals, were found vessels. patient was narcotic mainliner who had been injecting herself mixture known "blue velvet" consisting concentrated paregoric added crushed tripelennamine (pryribenzamine) hydrochloride tablet. offending agent have observed "red devil" addiction Detroit area. This type consists contents secobarbital (Seconal) capsules intravenously. In this form starch from