A systematic review of the literature regarding drug packaging methods in body packing and
materials used is presented, with the aim (a) to summarize data regarding the packaging …

Background Drug tourism reflects the expanding illicit drug market, posing health risks in
unfamiliar travel settings. Existing knowledge specifically addressing substance use among …

Trafficking and sale of narcotics frequently involves the intra-abdominal transport of large
quantities of drugs, usually cocaine or heroin (“body packing”), or, when there is a risk of …

Carrying out toxicological investigations in biological samples (eg, hair) collected from
extensively decomposed bodies and interpretation of subsequently obtained results is …

Body packing refers to the intracorporeal concealment of illicit drugs. Here we report the
case of a 55-year-old body packer who presented with palpitations, visual hallucinations …

Drug trafficking is an international problem. The prevalence of drug trafficking and newer
concealing methods has been ever increasing. Body packing is described as using the …

Death due to mechanical or chemical intoxication of heroin body packers, thanks to the
continuous improvement in packaging techniques, are increasingly rare, and almost all the …

Background: The incidence of smuggling and illegal transport of substances by internal
concealment, also known as body packing, is increasing. The clinical approach to body …

Objective: Rare disease Background: Recurrent intentional foreign body (RIFB) ingestion is
a complex and costly issue among patients in prison and those with psychiatric disorders …

Smuggling of illicit substances by internal concealment has recently become a preferred
method of international drug trade. The drug carriers are known as body packers. This study …