This article discusses cases of drug-poisoning death in which 6-acetylmorphine (6-AM) was
identified in blood as evidence for recent use of heroin. We report the demographics of the …

Purpose Heroin has a half-life of 2–6 min and is metabolized too quickly to be detected in
autopsy samples. The presence of 6-acetylmophine (6-AM) in urine, blood, or other samples …

The concentration of free-morphine was determined in peripheral (femoral) blood from
heroin-related deaths and compared with the concentration in venous blood from impaired …

Over the past two decades, prescription and illicit opioid use has led to changes in public
health policy to address the increasing number of opioid‐related deaths. The purpose of this …

The concentrations of free-morphine (Mo), free-codeine (Co) and 6-monoacetyl morphine (6-
MAM) were determined in femoral blood in N= 747 heroin-related deaths. The opiates were …

Heroin (3, 6-diacetylmorphine) is rapidly hydrolyzed to 6-monoacetylmorphine, which is
further hydrolyzed to morphine (1). In this retrospective study, samples of biological fluids …

The study was performed to distinguish fatal from non-fatal blood concentrations of
morphine. For this purpose, blood levels of free morphine and total morphine (free morphine …

The abuse of heroin (diamorphine) and heroin‐related deaths are increasing around the
world. The interpretation of the toxicological results from suspected heroin‐related deaths is …

A case of lethal overdose by heroin ingestion is presented. The concentrations of drugs
were measured several hours after death. Heroin, 06-monoacetylmorphine, and morphine …

Aims To detect risk factors for sudden death from heroin injection. Design Evaluation of data
from forensic investigations of all fatal cases of suspected heroin death in a metropolitan …