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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-29
pubmed:abstractText
Three fatal poisoning cases due to 3-methylfentanyl are described. In each case, the death was accidental and occurred after injection of the opioid combined with amphetamine, heroin, or other drugs. The victims' ages, ranging from 30 to 41 years, were higher than those typically found in heroin poisonings in Finland. The blood concentrations of cis-3-methylfentanyl, measured here for the first time by a specific tandem mass spectrometric method, ranged from 0.3 to 0.9 microg/L (mean 0.5 microg/L). These values are significantly lower than the levels reported for alpha-methylfentanyl and fentanyl in fatal poisonings. Repeated seizures of fentanyl and its analogs have been reported in Europe close to the Russian border.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0195-7910
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
328-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Blood levels of 3-methylfentanyl in 3 fatal poisoning cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. ikka.ojanpera@helsinki.fi
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports