title: The toxicology of twelve cases of death involving methadone: examination of postmortem specimens.
abstract: The drug levels in postmortem specimens from 12 cases of poisoning involving methadone have been determined using a general toxicological extraction method. In 8 of the cases, drugs other than methadone were also found. The relevant known case histories are described.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000654:Amobarbital / Q000378:metabolism; D001344:Autopsy; D003975:Diazepam / Q000378:metabolism; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000378:metabolism / Q000506:poisoning*; D008702:Methaqualone / Q000378:metabolism; D009020:Morphine / Q000378:metabolism; D011041:Poisoning / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D012459:Salicylates / Q000378:metabolism; D012631:Secobarbital / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012459:Salicylates; D012631:Secobarbital; D000431:Ethanol; D009020:Morphine; D008702:Methaqualone; D000654:Amobarbital; D003975:Diazepam; D008691:Methadone