Fatal cocaine interactions: A review of cocaine-related deaths in bexar county, texas

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-77

  Molina, D Kimberley ^a   Hargrove, Veronica M ^a  

^a Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

antidepressant; antihistamine; antipsychotic; cocaine; death; ethanol; heroin; narcotic; opiate; toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZOYLECGONINE; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INTERACTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; COCAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HEROIN; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS;

EID: 79951741578     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181ed79fe     Document Type: Article

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