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.
National Institute of Forensic Toxicology, Oslo, Norway.
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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