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Does Addiction To Cocaine Cause Blood Clot Under Armpit?
my son is 33 years old and has been using the drug cocaine, he has now been diaginosed with a blood clot under his arm pit is there a conection to this drug addiction.. i have puuled lots of info from varios web sites making the connection to cocain but he says it is heredatery
Wed, 4 Jan 2017
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
It is very probable that your son has a hereditary tendency to increased blood clotting, as his doctor has stated (or so I understand from your letter) and cocaine, being a vaso constrictor (narrowing of the blood vessels) is a contributing factor. However, cocaine, per se, can promote blood clotting. So getting your son to give up using would be the starting point towards treatment of the existing and prevention of future blood clotting events.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ornela Ademovi
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
It is very probable that your son has a hereditary tendency to increased blood clotting, as his doctor has stated (or so I understand from your letter) and cocaine, being a vaso constrictor (narrowing of the blood vessels) is a contributing factor. However, cocaine, per se, can promote blood clotting. So getting your son to give up using would be the starting point towards treatment of the existing and prevention of future blood clotting events.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ornela Ademovi
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