A.V. KOSTERINA¹, A.M. SAVRILOVA², A.R. AKHMADEYEV², S.N. TEREKHOVA²

¹Kazan Medical University, 49 Butlerova St., Kazan, Russian Federation 420012

²Republic Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, 138 Orenburgsky Trakt, Kazan, Russian Federation 420064

Kosterina A.V. — Assistant Professor of Hospital Therapy Department, tel. +7-917-273-77-68, e-mail: avakost@mail.ru¹

Savrilova A.M. — hematologist of the Polyclinic, tel. +7-905-312-63-09, e-mail: alsu-mindubaeva@yandex.ru²

Akhmadeyev A.R. — Head of Hematology Department, tel. +7-927-240-55-90, e-mail: ahmadeev_ar@ mail.ru²

Terekhova S.N. — PhD (Medicine), Head of Plasmapheresis Department, tel. +7-927-401-16-24, e-mail: sntdoc@rambler.ru²

Toxic effects of street drugs are discussed in the article. «Street drugs» are cheap and extremely toxic substances. Acetylated opium is prepared from poppy straw and solvents of nitro varnishes; it has high toxicity and damages heart, liver and other organs.

Key words: acetylated opium, poppy straw, solvents 650, 46, depression of hematopoiesis.

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