PMID- 12208018
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20021018
LR  - 20190901
IS  - 0379-0738 (Print)
IS  - 0379-0738 (Linking)
VI  - 128
IP  - 1-2
DP  - 2002 Aug 14
TI  - Amphetamine derivative related deaths in northern Greece.
PG  - 31-4
AB  - Until 1997, only one amphetamine related derivatives (AMPs) fatality had been 
      reported in Greece. Since then, amphetamine (AMP) or AMPs have been found in 
      seven out of 1,500 post-mortem toxicological cases. The cause and manner of death 
      of these seven cases were: 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methamphetamine (MDMA) and 
      3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylamphetamine (MDEA) poisoning (n = 1), drowning in water 
      (n = 4), cranial injuries caused by a traffic accident (n = 1) and heart failure 
      (n = 1). In the case where the use of AMP or AMPs was considered, the immediate 
      cause of death post-mortem toxicological analysis revealed 2 microg/ml MDMA and 
      0.7 microg/ml MDEA in blood. MDMA was identified in two cases of drowning (2 
      microg/ml in blood in the first case and 1.7 microg/g in liver in the second 
      case) and in the traffic accident case (0.4 microg/g in liver). Methamphetamine 
      was detected in two cases of drowning (2.5 microg/ml in blood in the first case 
      and 6 microg/g in liver in the second case). AMP was found in the heart failure 
      case (0.2 microg/g in liver). Alcohol was present, together with AMP or AMPs, in 
      four cases. These findings indicate an increase in the illegal abuse of AMPs in 
      Greece. Because of this, we now routinely screen for AMPs.
FAU - Raikos, N
AU  - Raikos N
AD  - Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle 
      University, Thessaloniki 54126, Greece.
FAU - Tsoukali, H
AU  - Tsoukali H
FAU - Psaroulis, D
AU  - Psaroulis D
FAU - Vassiliadis, N
AU  - Vassiliadis N
FAU - Tsoungas, M
AU  - Tsoungas M
FAU - Njau, S N
AU  - Njau SN
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Ireland
TA  - Forensic Sci Int
JT  - Forensic science international
JID - 7902034
RN  - 0 (Amphetamines)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Amphetamines/*poisoning
MH  - *Forensic Medicine
MH  - Greece/epidemiology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology/*mortality/pathology
EDAT- 2002/09/05 10:00
MHDA- 2002/10/19 04:00
CRDT- 2002/09/05 10:00
PHST- 2002/09/05 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/10/19 04:00 [medline]
PHST- 2002/09/05 10:00 [entrez]
AID - S0379073802001512 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/s0379-0738(02)00151-2 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Forensic Sci Int. 2002 Aug 14;128(1-2):31-4. doi: 10.1016/s0379-0738(02)00151-2.