Identifying cases of heroin toxicity where 6-acetylmorphine (6-AM) is not detected by toxicological analyses

PURPOSE: Heroin has a half-life of 2–6 min and is metabolized too quickly to be detected in autopsy samples. The presence of 6-acetylmophine (6-AM) in urine, blood, or other samples is convincing evidence of heroin use by a decedent, but 6-AM itself has a half-life of 6–25 min before it is hydrolyze...

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Autores principales: Ellis, Ashley D., McGwin, Gerald, Davis, Gregory G., Dye, Daniel W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2016
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4967084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27114260
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12024-016-9780-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4967084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27114260
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12024-016-9780-2

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