Assessing free and total morphine following heroin overdose when complicated by the presence of toxic amitriptyline levels

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 540-542

  Avella, Joseph ^a,b   Katz, Michael ^a   Lehrer, Michael ^a  

^a Building 487   (United States)

^b Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMITRIPTYLINE; DIAMORPHINE; FLUOXETINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; NORTRIPTYLINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PROSTITUTION; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 36448941230     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/31.8.540     Document Type: Article

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