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    An acetyl fentanyl death in Western Australia

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    Authors
    Moss, D.
    Brown, David
    Douglas, B.
    Date
    2019
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Moss, D. and Brown, D. and Douglas, B. 2019. An acetyl fentanyl death in Western Australia. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences. 51 (1): pp. 73-77.
    Source Title
    Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences
    DOI
    10.1080/00450618.2017.1315836
    ISSN
    0045-0618
    School
    School of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73024
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Post-mortem case details, including toxicology, of deaths involving novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are limited due to the relatively recent emergence of NPS as a global problem. Acetyl fentanyl, an illicit fentanyl analogue, is no exception, with its prevalence being documented since 2013. This case report seeks to provide pathology and toxicology findings of a sudden death attributed to acetyl fentanyl use. Following injection of acetyl fentanyl, a 24-year old male died suddenly. The autopsy indicated pulmonary oedema and congestion, and early aspiration pneumonia as the only notable findings. Preliminary toxicology testing was inconclusive until drug paraphernalia found at the scene of death was shown to contain acetyl fentanyl. Subsequent toxicological analysis of the post-mortem samples revealed an acetyl fentanyl blood concentration of approximately 400 µg/L and a liver concentration of approximately 3000 µg/kg.

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