title: Toxic or tolerant: chloral and the drug dilemma.
abstract: The role that a drug or combination of drugs plays in the causation of death cannot always be stated with certainty. Drugs associated with the development of tolerance create a particular problem, and there is need for additional data concerning tolerable concentrations achieved by drug abusers. The common drug chloral hydrate falls into this category, and a case of possible chloral hydrate intoxication has been presented.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002697:Chloral Hydrate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D002697:Chloral Hydrate