Levamisole-adulterated cocaine: Two fatal case reports and evaluation of possible cocaine toxicity potentiation

Highlights • Levamisole has been identified as a cocaine adulterant since 2002. • We present the post-mortem levamisole concentrations of two cocaine users. • This article is an alert on the risk of using levamisole-adulterated cocaine. • We incentive to public new researches involving levamisole an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Forensic science international 2016-08, Vol.265, p.103-106
Hauptverfasser:	Indorato, Francesca, Romano, Guido, Barbera, Nunziata
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Adulterant Amphetamines Calibration Cardiovascular disease Cocaine Cocaine-Related Disorders - complications Communities Coronary vessels Diagnosis, Differential Drug Contamination Drug-related death Fatal Fatal Outcome Forensic science Forensic sciences Forensic Toxicology Hair Heart Humans Hypotheses Incentives Intakes Levamisole Levamisole - poisoning Male Narcotics Pathology Poisoning - diagnosis Toxicity Toxicology Urine
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Levamisole has been identified as a cocaine adulterant since 2002. • We present the post-mortem levamisole concentrations of two cocaine users. • This article is an alert on the risk of using levamisole-adulterated cocaine. • We incentive to public new researches involving levamisole and cocaine.
ISSN:	0379-0738 1872-6283
DOI:	10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.01.005