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Synthetic drugs, known as ‘‘legal highs’’, are still very popular on black market. The determination of their composition are required in courts of law and also to understand what potential users may be subjected to. The interest of new cathinones, e.g. MDPBP, is in view of psychoactive effects that they cause and that, in many cases, they are not controlled by law. The case outlined here concerns 19 years-old man, who was found dead with an envelope containing white powder laying nearby the cadaver. The analyses of the powder, revealed the presence of MDPBP. Blood was investigated for routine toxicological analysis for traditional drugs and for MDPBP by liquid - liquid extraction procedure with derivatization followed by GC/MS analysis. The results showed very high concentration of MDPBP, what probably was the reason of death. To our knowledge, this was the second fatal accident confirmation of MDPBP abuse in the Poland.
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Marek Wiergowski
- Wydział Lekarski Katedra i Zakład Medycyny Sądowej
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Marzena Kata
- Wydział Lekarski Katedra i Zakład Medycyny Sądowej
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- Category:
- Conference activity
- Type:
- publikacja w wydawnictwie zbiorowym recenzowanym (także w materiałach konferencyjnych)
- Title of issue:
- Proceedings of the 11th International Students Conference : "Modern Analytical Chemistry" strony 226 - 231
- Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Bibliographic description:
- Wiergowski M., Woźniak M., Kata M., Biziuk M.: Determination of 3,4-methylenedioxy-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone (MDPB) in blood. A case report// Proceedings of the 11th International Students Conference : "Modern Analytical Chemistry"/ ed. Karel Nesměrák Praga: , 2015, s.226-231
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
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