High magnitude of lung function decline among heroin users attending Medication-Assisted Therapy clinic at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania

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Heroin users have a high burden of respiratory morbidity, including premature lung function decline at age of 41 years. This early decline in lung function has been attributed to exposure to multiple risk factors. Further, methadone treatment has been found to aggravate lung function decline and independently cause asthma. However, the lung function status among heroin users on Medication-Assisted Therapy clinic i...

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• Carbon Monoxide
• Phenotype
• Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
• Respiratory Function Tests
• Sex Factors
• Smokers

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c2bd4ccf-6f19-5952-bfb9-db822e268477

DOI

10.1101/2025.01.01.25319867