An Example of Cocaine Tolerance In a Gunshot Wound Fatality
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Analytical Toxicology
- Vol. 14 (1) , 60-61
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jat/14.1.60
Abstract
A 29-year-old male received a fatal gunshot wound to the head during an altercation. Routine toxicological followup on the victim revealed a concentration of 30 mg/L of cocaine in the blood. The case history presented suggests that the concentration achieved by this individual was the result of a physiological tolerance developed from years of consistent recreational use and not by an intentional or accidental overdose.Keywords
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