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Toxicological and pathological findings in a series of buprenorphine related deaths. Possible risk f...

Toxicological and pathological findings in a series of buprenorphine related deaths. Possible risk f...

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Toxicological and pathological findings in a series of buprenorphine related deaths. Possible risk factors for fatal outcome

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Toxicological and pathological findings in a series of buprenorphine related deaths. Possible risk factors for fatal outcome

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Kidlington: Elsevier Ireland Ltd

Journal title

Forensic science international, 2012-07, Vol.220 (1), p.284-290

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English

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Kidlington: Elsevier Ireland Ltd

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Abstract Buprenorphine is considered to have little respiratory side effects at therapeutic doses and the partial agonistic properties should produce a “ceiling effect” for respiratory depression at higher doses. Still, there are several reports on buprenorphine related deaths. Most deaths involve drug users and the co-administration of other CNS d...

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Toxicological and pathological findings in a series of buprenorphine related deaths. Possible risk factors for fatal outcome

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TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_swepub_ki_se_537297

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_swepub_ki_se_537297

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ISSN

0379-0738,1872-6283

E-ISSN

1872-6283

DOI

10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.03.016