Pediatric body packing: drug smuggling reaches a new low.
The case of a 6-year-old boy presenting with severe clinical manifestations of an opioid intoxication and who is discovered to be an international "body packer" is presented and discussed. This article is the first to report on the phenomenon of body packing in young children. It also highlights the use of prescription opioids as cargo, which has not previously been addressed in the literature.
Beno
Suzanne
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Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. beno@email.chop.edu
Calello
Diane
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Baluffi
Andrew
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Henretig
Fred M
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D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D003128:Coma / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003415:Crime; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents; D006205:Haiti; D006801:Humans; D006853:Hydrocodone / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D010098:Oxycodone / Q000506:poisoning*; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection; D013607:Tablets; D014195:Travel; D016482:Urinalysis
D013607:Tablets; D006853:Hydrocodone; D010098:Oxycodone