| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4761521 | Toxicologie Analytique et Clinique | 2017 | 7 Pages |
SummarySynthetic cathinones are one of the major pharmacological families of new psychoactive substances (NPS). We report a case of a young man who was found dead a couple of hours after sniffing substances bought on the Internet from Spain. 3-methylmethcathinone (3-MMC) was identified during general unknown screening by liquid chromatography with diode array detector and gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. Quantification of 3-MMC was performed by gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry after solid-phase extraction. Toxicological analysis of postmortem peripheral blood, cardiac blood, vitreous humor, bile and urine revealed 3-MMC in concentrations of 249Â ng/mL, 609Â ng/mL, 2988Â ng/mL, 1291Â ng/mL and 29,694Â ng/mL, respectively. Powder and crystals seized at victim's home contained 32.9% and 36.9% of 3-MMC, respectively. No other xenobiotics were detected in postmortem samples. The cause of death was 3-MMC intoxication and the manner was accidental.
