Poppy seed consumption or opiate use : the determination of thebaine and opiates of abuse in postmortem fluids and tissues : final report / Robert D. Johnson, Russell J. Lewis, Rachel A. Hattrup.

Author/creator Johnson, Robert D., 1974-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine ; [Ft. Belvoir, VA] : [Available through the Defense Technical Information Center] ; [Springfield, Va.] : [Available through the National Technical Information Service], [2005]
Descriptioni, 12 pages : digital, PDF file.
Supplemental Contenthttps://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS74666
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Other author/creatorLewis, Russell J.
Other author/creatorHattrup, Rachel A.
Other author/creatorUnited States. Office of Aerospace Medicine.
Other author/creatorCivil Aerospace Medical Institute.
Portion of title Determination of thebaine and opiates of abuse in postmortem fluids and tissues
Abstract Thebaine is a naturally occurring opiate that is introduced into the body, along with morphine and codeine, following the consumption of poppy seeds. Scientific literature has clearly demonstrated the distinct possibility of a morphine and/or codeine positive due to poppy seed consumption. The potential legal consequences of an opiate positive necessitates that laboratories, both drug testing and forensic, differentiate between an opiate positive due to morphine or codeine use and an opiate positive due to poppy seed consumption. Identification and quantitation of opiates in postmortem fluids and tissues are important aspects of forensic toxicology and may provide crucial information in determining the cause of impairment and/or death. This report describes a rapid, automated procedure for the single-step extraction and simultaneous determination of hydrocodone, dihydrocodeine, codeine, oxycodone, hydromorphone, 6-MAM, morphine, and thebaine in postmortem fluids and tissues using a Zymark RapidTrace automated solid-phase extraction (SPE) system and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry.
General noteTitle from PDF cover (viewed Aug. 18, 2006).
General note"June 2005."
General note"DOT/FAA/AM-05/11."
General noteGPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 6-7).
Other formsAlso available in print.
Funding informationPerformed by the FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute under approved task no. AM-B-04-TOX-204
Technical detailsMode of access: Internet from the Office of Aerospace Medicine web site. Address as of 9/29/06: http://www.faa.gov/library/reports/medical/oamtechreports/2000s/media/0511.pdf; current access via PURL.
Technical rpt numberDOT/FAA/AM-05/11
GPO item number0431-E-04 (online)
Govt. docs number TD 4.210:05/11

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