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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Heroin (intravenous)

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XI.r Death following exposure or poisoning

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Last update : 04/09/2013
 
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Drug and radiation history
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Drug singularity - Correct identification of the drug
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Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms
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Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug
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Careful exlusion of another cause
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Remission of symptoms with removal of drug
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Recurrence with rechallenge (rarely advisable)
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See also under
Abused drugs/substances (illicit-, street drugs - IV/inhaled)
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Heroin (inhaled, insufflated, snorted)
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Methadone
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Opiates - Opioids - Opium
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Publications

Post-mortem whole body computed tomography of opioid (heroin and methadone) fatalities: frequent findings and comparison to autopsy.
European radiology 2014 Jun;24;1276-82 2014 Jun
Heroin body packer's death in Haryana; India: a case report.
Journal of forensic and legal medicine 2013 Aug;20;693-6 2013 Aug
The histopathology of drugs of abuse.
Histopathology 2011 Oct;59;579-93 2011 Oct
The comparative toxicology and major organ pathology of fatal methadone and heroin toxicity cases.
Drug and alcohol dependence 2010 Jan 01;106;1-6 2010 Jan 01
Outcome of acute heroin overdose requiring intensive care unit admission.
Journal of opioid management 2010;6;227-31 2010
A clinical study of an epidemic of heroin intoxication and heroin-induced pulmonary edema.
The American journal of medicine 1971 Dec;51;704-14 1971 Dec

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