A case of high opiate tolerance: implications for drug analyses and interpretations.
A case of driving under the influence of extremely high concentrations of codeine and ethylmorphine is reported. A high blood concentration of morphine was also found, which in this case was probably a metabolic product of codeine and ethylmorphine. This illustrates that when morphine is found in blood, the sample should also be analysed for other opiates in order to avoid misinterpretations.
Gjerde
H
H
National Institute of Forensic Toxicology, Oslo, Norway.
Mørland
J
J
D001334:Automobile Driving; D003042:Cocaine; D005036:Ethylmorphine; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009020:Morphine / Q000097:blood; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000097:blood*
D009020:Morphine; D003042:Cocaine; D005036:Ethylmorphine