First report of lethal γ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) intoxication after consumption of γ-butyrolactone (GBL) in Lower Saxony;Erster todesfall durch γ-hydroxybuttersäure (GHB) nach aufnahme von γ-butyrolacton (GBL) in Niedersachsen

Archiv fur Kriminologie

Volumn 223, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 45-51

  Fieguth, Armin ^a   Albrecht, Knut ^a   Weller, Jens Peter ^a   Kühnle, Rolf ^b   Teske, Jörg ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Landeskriminalamt Niedersachsen ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Drug intoxication, lethal; GBL; GHB

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; 4-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; OXYBATE SODIUM; STREET DRUG;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG OVERDOSE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; ADDICTION; AUTOPSY; DRUG INTERACTION; LEGAL ASPECT; PATHOLOGY;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ACCIDENTS; ADULT; AUTOPSY; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; MALE; SODIUM OXYBATE; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 65549107948     PISSN: 00039225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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