Novel psychoactive substance intoxication resulting in attempted murder

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-61

  Stevenson, Richard ^a   Tuddenham, Laurence ^b  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Douglas Inch Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attempted murder; Drug intoxication; Mental health law; Novel psychoactive substance

Indexed keywords

3 METHOXYPHENCYCLIDINE; BUTANE; PHENCYCLIDINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; PYROVALERONE; RISPERIDONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CASE REPORT; DRUG INTOXICATION; GAS; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; OFFENDER; PRISON; PSYCHOSIS; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMPLICATION; DRUG ABUSE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HALLUCINATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HALLUCINATIONS; HALLUCINOGENS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENCYCLIDINE; PHENCYCLIDINE ABUSE; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED; PYRROLIDINES;

EID: 84900434403     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2014.04.007     Document Type: Article

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