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A 26-year-old man died from severe brain contusion after falling from a moving car during an attempt at car-surfing. Toxicological urine screening was positive for amphetamines, the blood analysis revealed a MDMA level of 0.63 mg/l and a blood alcohol concentration of 1.23 g/l. The case is another example of the bizarre and reckless behaviour which may result from the euphorogenic activity of ecstasy and the circumstances in which it is commonly used.
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Es wird vom Todesfall eines 26-jährigen Mannes berichtet, der sich beim Versuch des „Auto-Surfen” auf einen fahrenden Wagen tödliche Schädelhirnverletzungen zuzog. Das toxikologische Urin-Screening erbrachte das Vorhandensein von Amphetaminen, und die Analyse des Blutes führte zum Nachweis von 0,63 mg/L MDMA und einer Blutalkoholkonzentration von 1,23 g/L. Der vorliegende Fall ist ein weiteres Beispiel für die bizarre und leichtsinnige Verhaltensweise unter Einfluß von MDMA („Ecstasy”), welche auf die euphorisierende Wirkkomponente und die Umstände, unter denen es eingenommen wird, zurückzuführen ist.
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Hooft, P.J., van de Voorde, H.P. Reckless behaviour related to the use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy): Apropos of a fatal accident during car-surfing. Int J Leg Med 106, 328–329 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01224781
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