Methadone as a chemical weapon: Two fatal cases involving babies

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 741-743

  Kintz, Pascal ^a   Villain, Marion ^a   Dumestre Toulet, Véronique ^b   Capolaghi, Bernard ^c   Cirimele, Vincent ^a  

^a X'pertise Consulting   (France)

^b Laboratoire ToxGen   (France)

^c Hopital Bel Air CHR Metz   (France)

Author keywords

Baby; Drug facilitated crime; Hair; Methadone; Overdose

Indexed keywords

2 ETHYLYDENE 1,5 DIMETHYL 3,3 DIPHENYLPYRROLIDINE; DRUG METABOLITE; METHADONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG CONGESTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; FATALITY; HAIR; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 33646845829     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ftd.0000179850.50019.7d     Document Type: Conference Paper

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