Death associated with abuse of a "designer drug".
A case of death is reported in a 26-year-old male previously thought to be healthy. At autopsy, the anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery was markedly atherosclerotic with a superimposed thrombus. Toxicologic analysis revealed 3,4 methylene dioxyamphetamine (MDA) in the blood at a concentration of 0.08 mg per deciliter. The authors draw attention to the reappearance of designer drugs in Kentucky and to the need for awareness of these deadly substance.
Nichols
G R
GR
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Louisville, KY 40202.
Davis
G J
GJ
Corrigan
C A
CA
Ransdell
J S
JS
D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D000328:Adult; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D015198:Designer Drugs / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D008297:Male; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
D015198:Designer Drugs; D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine