The detection of mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) in 4 fatalities in Scotland

Forensic Science International

Volumn 202, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages

  Torrance, Hazel ^a   Cooper, Gail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological specimens; Fatalities; Mephedrone

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BENZOYLECGONINE; DIAZEPAM; MEPHEDRONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHCATHINONE; NORDAZEPAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS REACTION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FATALITY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS;

EID: 78650758648     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.07.014     Document Type: Letter

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