Methamphetamine poisoning due to body packer swallowing in a prisoner

Individuals who introduce illicit substances such as opioids and amphetamines into the gastrointestinal tract by swallowing or inserting them into the rectum are known as body packers. We describe a prisoner who developed severe poisoning symptoms after swallowing amphetamine packets and was promptl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rouhani, Ramin, Zakariaei, Zakaria, Malakian, Abdollah, Banimostafavi, Elham Sadat, Soleymani, Mostafa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9474902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36177079
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6358
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Sumario:Individuals who introduce illicit substances such as opioids and amphetamines into the gastrointestinal tract by swallowing or inserting them into the rectum are known as body packers. We describe a prisoner who developed severe poisoning symptoms after swallowing amphetamine packets and was promptly removed by laparotomy.

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