A fatality involving secobarbital, nitrazepam, and codeine |
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| Authors: | A Tracqui P Kintz P Mangin A A Lugnier A J Chaumont |
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| Institution: | Institute of Legal Medicine, Strasbourg, France. |
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| Abstract: | A fatal case involving the suicidal ingestion of secobarbital, nitrazepam, and codeine is presented. The drugs were quantified using gas chromatography for codeine and high-performance liquid chromatography for the two other drugs. The blood concentrations of secobarbital, nitrazepam, and codeine were found to be 11.48, 1.72, and 0.036 microgram/ml, respectively. Results are discussed in the light of the existing literature. |
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