alert as drug cocktail linked to lethal blood disorder - Herald Scotland News Health: "Cocaine users have been warned to look out for symptoms of a rare and potentially fatal condition linked to the drug in the wake of a case in the west of Scotland.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed that doctors had treated a user for the blood disorder methaemoglobinaemia, which affects how oxygen is carried in the blood and can lead to coma or death.
A spokeswoman for the health board said the patient had now been discharged from hospital but it would not be releasing any more details about the case.
Methaemoglobinaemia occurs when excessive haemoglobin in the blood is converted to another chemical, known as methaemoglobin, which cannot deliver oxygen to body tissue."
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