title: [Hair analysis in the evaluation of complex drug-poisonings for medico-legal purposes].
abstract: Among various alternative materials used in toxicological analysis the most important is hair, in which xenobiotics deposited create a possibility to observe the history of their administration in the period determined by the hair-length. In this paper the authors have tried to outline the course of the application of hair analysis in forensic toxicology for medicolegal purposes. The undertaken subject has been recorded in four cases of complex drug poisonings in which hair analysis was used in the toxicological evaluation. Drugs detected in the hair of the examined subjects inform about the history of pharmacological therapy in confrontation with those administered in order to commit suicide. The analysis confirms a model of dependence and proves drinking of alcohol and use of cocaine during the pharmacological therapy of dependence.
authors.affiliation: Z Katedry i Zakładu Medycyny Sadowej CM UJ, Kraków.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kłys
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rojek
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scisłowski
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bolechała
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kołodziej
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moskała
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D001344:Autopsy; D062787:Drug Overdose; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods*; D014116:Toxicology / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D000431:Ethanol