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The Effect of Narcotics on Blood Sugar, Triglycerides and Cholesterole in Drug-dependents

Drug addiction is one of the most important problems of the present age and one of the four major crises destroying millions of lives and devastating huge national wealth. It is commonly believed, among those suffering from CVD and diabetes, that opium affects blood sugar and fat and reduces the risk of CVD and diabetes_ We carried out this study to test this commonly-believed assumption. 100 drug - dependent and 100 drug-independent subjects were studied for their fasting blood sugar and triglyceride. Both groups were homogeneous as for age, height and weight; those with history of CVD, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and other chronic diseases were excluded from the study. Drug-dependence was determined through morphine quick test. Findings revealed a significant difference in the rate of blood sugar in cases (94.76) and controls (106.31). Also, the difference of cholesterole level in case and control groups (162.4 VS. 185.1) was found to he significant. Howerer, no significant relationship was found between the two groups as for their triglyceride level. Therefore, we recommend further extensive studies as there are no generalizable findings proving the effect of morphine on the reduction of blood sugar and triglyceride.