Beating the urine drug test – a case report on niacin toxicity. Issue 2 (4th March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fayyaz, Beenish; Rehman, Hafiz J.; Upreti, Sunita
• Is Part Of: Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives. Volume 8:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 73
• Page End: 75
• Publication Date: 2018-03-04
• Subjects: Niacin -- toxicity -- internet -- urine drug test -- metabolic acidosis -- hypoglycemia; Internal medicine -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Hospitals, Community; Internal Medicine; Hospitals; Internal medicine; Periodicals; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1080/20009666.2018.1438726
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2000-9666

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Niacin is a form of vitamin B3 which is used for the medical treatment of hyperlipidemia and niacin deficiency. However, within the last few years, it is being advertised on the Internet as a quick way to detoxify the human body in an attempt to evade urine drug tests. This claim is without any medical or scientific evidence and as a result, many cases have been reported where young adults have ended up with niacin toxicity. In this case report, we discuss a rare presentation of niacin toxicity and the effects Internet has had on the healthcare being practised by both the physicians and the patients themselves.