Phenacetin and cocaine in a body packer.
A case of acute intoxication of cocaine adulterated with phenacetin is reported. Twenty-four packages were found in the stomach and intestine of a 25-year-old male. The identification of phenacetin was performed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis.
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Laboratorio di Tossicologia Forense, Istituto di Medicina Legale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, L.go F.Vito 1, 00168 Roma, Italy. nadiafucci@rm.unicatt.it
D000328:Adult; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D003042:Cocaine / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D003415:Crime; D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000473:pathology*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010615:Phenacetin / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D013270:Stomach / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors; D010615:Phenacetin; D003042:Cocaine