TABLE 2.
The table lists the drugs and illicit substances that led to acute intoxication. The cases considered are the subjects deceased for acute intoxication caused by a single drug (μg/ml)
| Drug | N° of cases | Mean (range) of urine | Mean (range) of gastric content | Mean (range) of bile | Mean (range) of liver | Average of liver | Mean (range) of spleen | Mean (range) of brain | Mean (range) of lung | Mean (range) of kidney | Mean (range) of fat | Mean (range) of gallbladder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyanide | 1 (1.8%) | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| Cocaine | 16 (29.6%) | 8.36 (0.43–42.06) | 162.65 (1.07–1127.0) | 3.17 (0.33–4.78) | 0.03–8.83 | 2.98 | / | 5.76 | / | / | / | / |
| Phenobarbital | 1 (1.8%) | 128.38 | 988.91 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | |
| Methadone | 3 (5.4%) | 54.72 | 0.49 (0.32–0.658) | 561 | 8.31 | / | / | / | / | / | / | |
| Free Morphine | 4 (7.4%) | 17.8 (4.2–33.83) | 7.42 (0.02–29.09) | / | 0.43 | 0.37 | / | / | 0.65 | / | 1.15 | |
| Ketamine | 1 (1.8%) | 18.27 | 39.44 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | |
| Quetiapine | 1 (1.8%) | 37.97 | 4611.3 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | |
| Sertraline | 1 (1.8%) | 0.07 | 34.94 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |