Drugs in blood samples from unconscious drug addicts after the intake of an overdose

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 248-251

  Steentoft, Anni ^a   Worm, Karen ^a   Pedersen, Carsten Boe ^b   Sprehn, Michael ^b   Mogensen, Torben ^b   Sørensen, Mogens Bredgaard ^b   Nielsen, Erik ^a  

^a Institute of Forensic Medicine   (Denmark)

^b Mobile Intensive Care U Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

6 Monoacetylmorphine; Addiction patterns; Drug addicts; Drug related emergencies; Morphine

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; KETOBEMIDONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE;

ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG OVERDOSE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RADIORECEPTOR ASSAY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVES; OVERDOSE; STREET DRUGS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0029990113     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01369819     Document Type: Article

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