Abstract
Capillary gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry was employed to quantify ethylmorphine in biological fluids and tissues in a death attributed to oral ethylmorphine ingestion. The femoral blood concentration of the drug was 488 ng/ml. Hair analysis revealed the individual’s drug abuse pattern, particularly the switching from heroin to ethylmorphine.
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Kintz, P., Jamey, C. & Mangin, P. Ethylmorphine concentrations in human samples in an overdose case. Arch Toxicol 68, 210–211 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002040050057
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002040050057