title: Fatal methamphetamine poisoning in police custody.
abstract: A fatal case of methamphetamine poisoning whilst in police custody is described. Drug identification and quantification in postmortem blood, urine, brain and gastric contents was achieved using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The blood concentration of methamphetamine was 4.92 micromol/100 g, which is in the lethal range. It is necessary for police officers to have a good knowledge of the toxic effects of abused drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takeichi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yukawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osawa