Snorting cocaine: “In some cases, we have no alternative but to amputate” | VRT NWS: news

Flemish ENT (Ear Nose and Throat) specialists have noted a sharp rise in the number of patients presenting with complaints following cocaine use. The drug is often snorted. This can lead to holes in the partition or septum between drug users’ nostrils. If used often the drug can result in the atrophy of parts of the nose and in extreme cases to nose amputation.