title: Death associated with abuse of a "designer drug".
abstract: 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.
authors: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Louisville, KY 40202.
authors: G R
authors: GR
authors: Nichols
authors: G J
authors: GJ
authors: Davis
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: Corrigan
authors: J S
authors: JS
authors: Ransdell
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D015198:Designer Drugs; D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine