Editing Intravenous therapy (section)

===Other uses===
====Use in sports====
IV rehydration was formerly a common technique for athletes.<ref name="usada"/> The [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] prohibits intravenous injection of more than 100&nbsp;mL per 12 hours, except under a medical exemption.<ref name="usada"/> The [[United States Anti-Doping Agency]] notes that, as well as the dangers inherent in IV therapy, "IVs can be used to change [[blood test]] results (such as [[hematocrit]] where [[Erythropoietin#Usage as doping product|EPO]] or [[blood doping]] is being used), mask [[urine test]] results (by dilution) or by administering prohibited substances in a way that will more quickly be cleared from the body in order to beat an anti-doping test".<ref name="usada">{{cite web |title=IV Infusion: Explanatory Note |url=https://www.usada.org/iv-infusions-explanatory-note/ |website=U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) |access-date=24 July 2018 |date=5 January 2018}}</ref> Players suspended after attending "boutique IV clinics" which offer this sort of treatment include footballer [[Samir Nasri]] in 2017<ref>{{cite news |author1=Press Association |title=Samir Nasri's doping ban extended from six to 18 months after appeal by Uefa |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/01/samir-nasri-doping-ban-extended-18-months |access-date=2 August 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=1 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> and swimmer [[Ryan Lochte]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Caron |first1=Emily |title=Ryan Lochte suspended 14 months for anti-doping violation |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=23 July 2018 |url=https://www.si.com/olympics/2018/07/23/ryan-lochte-suspended-anti-doping-rule-violation-iv-infusion-photo |access-date=24 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

====Use for hangover treatment====
In the 1960s, John Myers developed the "[[Myers' cocktail]]", a non-prescription IV solution of vitamins and minerals marketed as a [[hangover cure]] and general [[Wellness (alternative medicine)|wellness]] remedy.<ref name="Hess2014"/> The first "boutique IV" clinic, offering similar treatments, opened in Tokyo in 2008.<ref name="Hess2014"/> These clinics, whose target market was described by ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'' as "health nuts who moonlight as heavy drinkers", have been publicized in the 2010s by glamorous celebrity customers.<ref name="Hess2014">{{cite web |last1=Hess |first1=Amanda |title=The Party Girl Drip |url=https://www.elle.com/beauty/health-fitness/advice/a14177/iv-therapy-boutiques/ |website=Elle |access-date=24 July 2018 |date=23 April 2014}}</ref> Intravenous therapy is also used in people with acute ethanol toxicity to correct electrolyte and vitamin deficiencies which arise from alcohol consumption.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Flannery |first1=Alexander H. |last2=Adkins |first2=David A. |last3=Cook |first3=Aaron M. |title=Unpeeling the Evidence for the Banana Bag: Evidence-Based Recommendations for the Management of Alcohol-Associated Vitamin and Electrolyte Deficiencies in the ICU |journal=Critical Care Medicine |date=August 2016 |volume=44 |issue=8 |pages=1545–1552 |doi=10.1097/CCM.0000000000001659|pmid=27002274 |s2cid=22431890 }}</ref>

====Others====
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In some countries, non-prescription intravenous glucose is used to improve a person's energy, but is not a part of routine medical care in countries such as the United States where glucose solutions are prescription drugs.<ref name=NYT /> Improperly administered intravenous glucose (called "ringer" {{citation needed|date=January 2024}}), such as that which is administered clandestinely in store-front clinics, poses increased risks due to improper technique and oversight.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|author1=Jiha Ham|title=A Life Upended After an IV Glucose Treatment Popular Among Asian Immigrants|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/21/nyregion/despite-warnings-asian-immigrants-rely-on-glucose-injections-as-a-cure-for-ailments.html|access-date=March 21, 2015|work=The New York Times|date=March 20, 2015|quote=Although many doctors warn Asian immigrants in New York that the effects of injecting glucose differ little from drinking sugary water, many Asians, especially of older generations, still use the intravenous solution. In their homelands, it is commonly prescribed by doctors as a method to cure colds, fevers and sometimes an upset stomach.}}</ref> Intravenous access is also sometimes used outside of a medical setting for the self-administration of recreational drugs, such as [[heroin]] and [[fentanyl]], cocaine, methamphetamine, DMT, and others.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Han |first1=Y |last2=Yan |first2=W |last3=Zheng |first3=Y |last4=Khan |first4=MZ |last5=Yuan |first5=K |last6=Lu |first6=L |title=The rising crisis of illicit fentanyl use, overdose, and potential therapeutic strategies. |journal=Translational Psychiatry |date=11 November 2019 |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=282 |doi=10.1038/s41398-019-0625-0 |pmid=31712552|pmc=6848196 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

Intravenous therapy is also used for veterinary patient management.<ref name=Fluid-Therapy>{{cite book|first5=Anda|first4=Jiwoong|first3=Page|first2=Julien|first1=Edward|last5=Young|last4=Her|last3=Yaxley|last2=Guillaumin|last1=Cooper|title=Small Animal Fluid Therapy|year=2022 |isbn=978-1-78924-338-3|id={{isbn|978-1-78924-339-0}}. {{isbn|978-1-78924-340-6}}|url=https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/9781789243406.0000|publisher=[[Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International|CABI]] (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International)|doi=10.1079/9781789243406.0000 |s2cid=251612116 }}</ref>