Specter S
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Florida College of Medicine.
J Fla Med Assoc. 1994 Jul;81(7):485-7.
The association of increased severity of infectious diseases and recreational drug abuse can be traced to the last century with the finding that alcoholics often suffered more severely from bacterial pneumonia than nonalcoholics. More recently there have been numerous associations with use of opiate and other psychogenic drugs and increased incidence and severity of a variety of infectious diseases including the human immunodeficiency virus and development of AIDS. In fact, the AIDS epidemic has heightened awareness of the importance of abused drugs as cofactors in disease precipitation and severity. Evidence is examined for the role of opiates, marijuana, and alcohol as substances that promote infectious diseases.
传染病严重程度增加与娱乐性药物滥用之间的关联可追溯到上世纪，当时发现酗酒者患细菌性肺炎往往比非酗酒者更为严重。最近，使用阿片类药物和其他精神药物与包括人类免疫缺陷病毒和艾滋病发展在内的多种传染病发病率和严重程度增加之间存在众多关联。事实上，艾滋病的流行提高了人们对滥用药物作为疾病诱发和严重程度的辅助因素的重要性的认识。本文审视了阿片类药物、大麻和酒精作为促进传染病发生的物质所起作用的证据。
