Tissue disposition of cocaine in man: a report of five fatal poisonings |
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| Authors: | A Poklis D Maginn J L Barr |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini Street, Cairo 11562, Egypt;2. Medicinal Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sana''a University, Sana''a, 18084, Yemen |
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| Abstract: | The disposition of cocaine in five cases of fatal poisoning are presented. The highest concentrations of cocaine were found in urine, kidney, spleen, brain, lung and skeletal muscle. Cocaine concentrations in these organs far exceeded those in blood. Cocaine was detected in all other specimens tested including: bile, heart, liver, vitreous and adipose tissue. These results are in agreement with limited, previously reported, tissue data, and indicate that when urine is not available, kidney, spleen, brain and/or lung should be the specimen of choice for cocaine detection. |
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