... revealed that both the deceased had bought the patches from the same source. The present cases demonstrate the possibility of intravenous misuse of transdermal patches and the risk of fatal outcome. KEYWORDS: forensic science, fentanyl, drug abuse, transdermal, fatal intoxication Fentanyl is a potent...

... stimulation in children, with effects ranging from excitation to seizures and death. Reports of fatal intoxications in young children are rare. We present five cases of fatal intoxication in infants 6, 8, 9, 12, and 12 weeks old. Postmortem blood diphenhydramine levels in the cases were 1.6, 1.5, 1.6, 1.1...

..., fatal intoxication, volatile anesthetics misuse, enflurane tissue concentrations, gas chromatography, 'H-NMR spectroscopy of DMSO standards Drug abuse and addiction has been identified as a major problem among hospital personnel [1--8]. Only a limited n u m b e r of cases ]9--22] of abuse of nitrous...