title: Heroin fatality due to penile injection.
abstract: Death due to heroin overdose and/or rapid injection of heroin is a frequent occurrence among opioid addicts. We present an unusual case of heroin fatality due to the injection of the drug in the penis. Blood, urine, bile, and vitreous humor concentrations of morphine were 0.68, 0.49, 0.32 and 0.062 microg/ml, respectively. Ethanol was detected at concentrations of 104, 124, 106, and 94 mg/dl in the blood, urine, bile, and vitreous humor, respectively. The cause of death was determined to be due to heroin and ethanol intoxication.
authors: School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors: C L
authors: CL
authors: Winek
authors: W W
authors: WW
authors: Wahba
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Rozin
mesh_terms: D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000473:pathology; D002423:Cause of Death; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D003932:Heroin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009020:Morphine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D009294:Narcotics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000506:poisoning*; D010413:Penis / Q000187:drug effects*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics; D003932:Heroin; D009020:Morphine