Toxicological Data after Heroin Overdose

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Abstract
Capillary gas chromatography with selective nitrogen detection was employed to quantify morphine and 6-monoacetylmorphine in biological fluids and tissues in five deaths attributed to heroin injection overdose. The minimum lethal concentration found was 0.021 μg morphine per ml of blood. In all cases, 6-monoacetylmorphine was identified in urine, confirming heroin abuse.