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http://hdl.handle.net/10831/92911 |
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Publikációk
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| Cím: |
A case report: Pavlovian conditioning as a risk factor of heroin 'overdose' death
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| Létrehozó: |
Gerevich, J
Bácskai, E
Farkas, L
Danics, Z
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| Dátum: |
2005
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| Tartalmi leírás: |
Background: The authors present a case illustrating a mechanism leading directly to death which is not rare but has received little attention. Case presentation: The case was evaluated by autopsy, investigation of morphine concentration in the blood, and clinical data. The heroin dose causing the 'overdose' death of a young man who had previously been treated a number of times for heroin addiction did not differ from his dose of the previous day taken in the accustomed circumstances. The accustomed dose taken in a strange environment caused fatal complications because the conditioned tolerance failed to operate. The concentration of morphine in the blood did not exceed the level measured during earlier treatment. Conclusion: These results are in line with the data in the literature indicating that morphine concentrations measured in cases of drug-related death do not differ substantially from those measured in cases where the outcome is not fatal. A knowledge of the conditioning mechanism can contribute to prevention of fatal cases of a similar type. The harm reduction approach places great stress on preventive intervention based on data related to drug-related death. Š 2005 Gerevich et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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| Típus: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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application/pdf
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| Azonosító: |
elte:27344444014
elte:1813383
elte:HARM REDUCT J
elte:HARM REDUCTION JOURNAL
elte:2
elte:10089076
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| Létrehozó: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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