An acute acetyl fentanyl fatality: A case report with postmortem concentrations

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 490-494

  McIntyre, Iain M ^a   Trochta, Amber ^a   Gary, Ray D ^a   Malamatos, Mark ^a   Lucas, Jonathan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYL FENTANYL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABINOID; CARISOPRODOL; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; OPIATE; PHENCYCLIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZOLPIDEM; N-(1-PHENETHYLPIPERIDIN-4-YL)-N-PHENYLACETAMIDE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ION MONITORING; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; URINE; VITREOUS BODY; YOUNG ADULT; ACCIDENT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER; PROCEDURES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; AUTOPSY; CALIFORNIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; FENTANYL; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION; LIVER; MALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; VITREOUS BODY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939514185     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkv043     Document Type: Article

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