Table 6.
Average peripheral blood drug opioid concentrations and ranges (in parenthesis) in mg/L for heroin, fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl related fatalities
| Type of case | Morphine (Free) |
Morphine Total) |
Fentanyl | Norfentanyl | Acetyl Fentanyl |
Acetyl Norfentanyl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heroin, Fentanyl and Acetyl Fentanyl Cases 1–3 |
0.01 (none −0.030) |
0.03 (none − 0.060) |
0.018 (0.015–0.021) |
0.002 (0.001–0.003) |
0.008 (0.006–0.012) |
0.001 (0.001–0.002) |
| Heroin and Fentanyl Cases 4–10 |
0.04 (none −0.10) |
0.08 (0.030–0.90) |
0.012 (0.004–0.027) |
0.001 (0.0002–0.003) |
||
| Acetyl Fentanyl Cases 11–14 |
0.467 (0.31–0.60) |
0.053 (0.002–0.086) |