Embalming fluid-soaked marijuana: New high or new guise for PCP?

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 215-219

  Holland, Julie A ^a,b   Nelson, Lewis ^a,b   Ravikumar, P R ^c   Elwood, William N ^d,e  

^a Department of Microbiology   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Bur of Laboratories   (United States)

^d NOVA Research Company   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Embalming fluid; Intoxication; Marijuana; Phencyclidine (PCP); Psychosis; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; FORMALDEHYDE; PHENCYCLIDINE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ADULT; AGITATION; CASE REPORT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISORIENTATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0031877585     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.1998.10399693     Document Type: Article

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