Two fatal intoxications involving butyryl fentanyl

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 703-708

  Poklis, Justin ^a   Poklis, Alphonse ^a   Wolf, Carl ^a   Hathaway, Cindie ^b   Arbefeville, Elise ^b   Chrostowski, Leszek ^b   Devers, Kelly ^b   Hair, Laura ^b   Mainland, Mary ^b   Merves, Michele ^b   Pearson, Julia ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hillsborough Co Med Examiner Dept   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYL FENTANYL; ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; BUTYRYL FENTANYL; FENTANYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DESIGNER DRUG; FENTANYL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MIDDLE AGED; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXICOLOGY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG OVERDOSE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIVER; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; AUTOPSY; DESIGNER DRUGS; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIVER; MIDDLE AGED; OXYCODONE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84992188013     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkw048     Document Type: Article

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