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Forensic Science
Reports summarize forensic science research from J.S. Denton and co-authors
May 13th, 2008
"Between September 2005 and April 2007, 350 fentanyl intoxication deaths were investigated and certified by the Cook County Medical Examiners Office. Investigations revealed that the majority of these fatalities were by intravenous injection of a white powder followed by a rapid collapse," researchers in the United States report. "The fentanyl was clandestinely produced in a lab in Toluca, Mexico and sold by the Mickey Cobra street gang. The term ''Drop Dead'' was coined for this ''tainted heroin.'' Postmortem samples were screened by ELISA and confirmed by standard GC-MS methods. Fentanyl fatalities peaked at 47 per month in May and June 2006. Fifty-two percent were...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-13)
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