Multiple-drug toxicity caused by the coadministration of 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) and heroin

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 162-168

  Dickson, Amber J ^a   Vorce, Shawn P ^a   Levine, Barry ^a   Past, Marilyn R ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; DOXYLAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE D14; METHCATHINONE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; PENTAFLUROPROPIONIC ANHYDRIDE; PROPIONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 6-O-MONOACETYLMORPHINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MEPHEDRONE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVE;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING; URINALYSIS; BLOOD; DRUG ABUSE; FATALITY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; IMMUNOASSAY; INTOXICATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINE;

AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CODEINE; DOXYLAMINE; FATAL OUTCOME; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVES; OVERDOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953870712     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/34.3.162     Document Type: Article

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