Dr. Hibberd
Peter Hibberd, M.D., is a doctor whose advice is based on more than 28 years of hospital outpatient and inpatient experience. He is an experienced emergency medicine physician, surgeon, and consultant. Dr. Hibberd is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He is also a fellow and active member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, an active member of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and a member and fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Hibberd has earned numerous national and international professional certifications, memberships, and awards.
Tags: drug | abuse | alzheimer | dementia

Can Drug Abuse Cause Alzheimer's?

By    |   Thursday, 01 May 2014 10:02 AM EDT

Question: Can a person get dementia from abusing medications for a certain amount of years?

Dr. Hibberd's answer: 
 
Dementia is not a predictable side effect from prescription medications but non-prescription drug abuse has been associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease.

Cigarette and cigar smoking also has a direct association with increasing risk of premature dementia. 

Street drugs are often "cut" with substances may be toxic to our cells, including our brain cells. Drug abuse also damages brain cells, leaving abusers less able to withstand the cognitive declines that come from Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

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Dementia is not a predictable side effect from prescription medications but non-prescription drug abuse has been associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer's.
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