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- Title
Case Report of Methylone, Oxymorphone and Ethanol in a Fatality Case with Tissue Distribution.
- Authors
Shimomura, Eric T.; Briones, Alice J.; Warren, Wendy S.; Addison, Joseph W.; Knittel, Jessica L.; Shoemaker, Sarah A.; King, Taj D.; Bosy, Thomas Z.
- Abstract
It is reasonable to expect the presence of multiple drugs to present a complicated picture of toxicity. We report a fatal case involving a young man who purchased illicit drugs and knowingly consumed them. After consuming these drugs and going to sleep in his friend's car, he was found unresponsive the next morning with no signs of physical violence. Drugs found in the peripheral blood at autopsy were oxymorphone, methylone and ethanol at concentrations of 0.106, 0.50 and 130 mg/dL, respectively. The levels of oxymorphone and methylone in peripheral blood were comparable to those observed in other reported fatalities. Cocaine and benzoylecgonine were detected in the urine but not in the blood. Measureable concentrations were also observed for oxymorphone and methylone in urine, liver, kidney and bile. The physical findings at autopsy included pulmonary edema. This is the only reported fatal case involving this combination of drugs encountered in our laboratory.
- Subjects
METHYLENE group; ETHANOL; DRUGS of abuse; COCAINE; BLOOD testing
- Publication
Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2016, Vol 40, Issue 7, p543
- ISSN
0146-4760
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1093/jat/bkw045