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ArticleForensic toxicology2023

Simultaneous fatal poisoning of two victims with 4F-MDMB-BINACA and ethanol.

Gábor Simon, Dénes Tóth, Veronika Heckmann, Mátyás Mayer, Mónika Kuzma

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Article in Forensic toxicology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gábor SimonDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary. gabor.simon@aok.pte.hu.ORCID 0000-0002-6153-3260
Dénes TóthDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
Veronika HeckmannDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
Mátyás MayerDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
Mónika KuzmaDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
University of Pecs · HU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMethyl-2-(1-(4-fluorobutyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoate (4F-MDMB-BINACA) is a newly emerging synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRA) first described in 2018 in both Europe and the United States. Two fatal cases are reported caused by simultaneous consumption of 4F-MDMB-BINACA and ethanol.

methodsThe victims were brothers who were both found deceased after consuming 4F-MDMB-BINACA and ethanol. Post-mortem toxicological analyses of blood and urine were carried out by supercritical fluid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (SFC-MS/MS) and headspace gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (HS-GC-FID).

resultsThe concentration of 4F-MDMB-BINACA in the postmortem blood was 2.50 and 2.34 ng/mL, and blood alcohol concentration was 2.11 and 2.49 g/L, respectively.

conclusionAccording to the reported cases and reviews of the scientific literature, concurrent ethanol consumption should amplify the toxicity of SCRAs. The threshold SCRA concentration for fatal overdose can be estimated ng/mL level (0.37-4.1 ng/mL according to the reported cases) in cases in which 1.5-2.5 g/L of ethanol is present in the blood.

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CannabinoidsIllicit DrugsBlood Alcohol ContentCannabinoid Receptor AgonistsEthanolGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHumansMaleTandem Mass SpectrometryUnited StatesBlood Alcohol ContentCannabinoid Receptor AgonistsCannabinoidsEthanolIllicit Drugs4F-MDMB-BINACAEthanolOverdosePoisoningSynthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist

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PMID36652056
PMCPMC9849308
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