Incidence of opiates, amphetamines, and cocaine in hair and blood in fatal cases of heroin overdose

Forensic Science International

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-38

  Kronstrand, Robert ^a   Grundin, Robert ^b   Jonsson, John ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Department of Forensic Medicine   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Cocaine; Drugs of abuse; Hair analysis; Heroin overdose; Opiates; Post mortem samples

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032473528     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00003-6     Document Type: Article

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