Acute methoxetamine and amphetamine poisoning with fatal outcome: A case report

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 683-690

  Wiergowski, Marek ^a   Anand, Jacek Sein ^a,b   Krzyżanowski, Maciej ^a   Jankowski, Zbigniew ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^b Pomeranian Centre of Toxicology   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acute poisoning; Amphetamine; Fatal new drug intoxication; Gas chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Methoxetamine (MXE)

Indexed keywords

2-(3-METHOXYPHENYL)-2-(ETHYLAMINO)CYCLOHEXANONE; AMPHETAMINE; CYCLOHEXANONE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; STREET DRUG;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; FATALITY; HUMAN; MALE; SEIZURES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AMPHETAMINE; CYCLOHEXANONES; CYCLOHEXYLAMINES; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; SEIZURES; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 84906307309     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13382-014-0290-8     Document Type: Article

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