In Heroin-Related Fatalities, Testing for 6-Acetylmorphine in Vitreous Humor Seems to Be of Higher Sensitivity than in Blood or Urine

J Anal Toxicol. 2021 Jan 21;44(9):e9-e10. doi: 10.1093/jat/bkaa116.

Authors

Shanti Nassibou¹, Camille Richeval^{1

2}, Jean-François Wiart¹, Florian Hakim^{1

2}, Delphine Allorge^{1

2}, Jean-Michel Gaulier^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ CHU Lille, Unité Fonctionnelle de Toxicologie, F-59000, Lille, France.
² University of Lille, EA 4483 - IMPECS - IMPact de l'Environnement Chimique sur la Santé humaine, F-59000, Lille, France.

PMID: 32860697
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkaa116

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Heroin*
Humans
Morphine Derivatives / metabolism*
Morphine Derivatives / standards
Opiate Overdose / metabolism*
Substance Abuse Detection / methods*
Substance Abuse Detection / standards
Vitreous Body / metabolism*

Substances

Morphine Derivatives
Heroin
6-O-monoacetylmorphine