An example of cocaine tolerance in a gunshot wound fatality.
A 29-year-old male received a fatal gunshot wound to the head during an altercation. Routine toxicological followup on the victim revealed a concentration of 30 mg/L of cocaine in the blood. The case history presented suggests that the concentration achieved by this individual was the result of a physiological tolerance developed from years of consistent recreational use and not by an intentional or accidental overdose.
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Toxicology Dept., Mississippi Crime Laboratory, Jackson 39216.
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D000328:Adult; D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood*; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000097:blood*; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000032:analysis; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot
D003042:Cocaine