Does Smoking Methamphetamine Affects Upcoming Surgery With General Anesthesia?
So a friend of mine smokes methamphetamine and wants to know if it will have any effect on his upcoming surgery with general anesthesia, it has been a yr since he has smoked it, but will a 1 time thing mess up a surgery a couple months later? Thanks! - concerned friend
It is unlikely that a one time use of methamphetamine will interfere with a surgery scheduled two months later. But please keep in mind that methamphetamine is highly addictive and even a single time use in a person who was previously a regular user increases the chances of relapse. So please ask your friend to be very careful and decide if it is indeed worth using meth again.
Best wishes.
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Does Smoking Methamphetamine Affects Upcoming Surgery With General Anesthesia?
Hi, It is unlikely that a one time use of methamphetamine will interfere with a surgery scheduled two months later. But please keep in mind that methamphetamine is highly addictive and even a single time use in a person who was previously a regular user increases the chances of relapse. So please ask your friend to be very careful and decide if it is indeed worth using meth again. Best wishes.