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International Journal of Legal Medicine
Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine 3/2016

01-05-2016 | Review

Systematic review of the toxicological and radiological features of body packing

Authors: Simone Cappelletti, Daria Piacentino, Gabriele Sani, Edoardo Bottoni, Paola Antonella Fiore, Mariarosaria Aromatario, Costantino Ciallella

Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine | Issue 3/2016

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Abstract

Body packing is the term used for the intracorporeal concealment of illicit drugs, mainly cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and cannabinoids. These drugs are produced in the form of packages and are swallowed or placed in various anatomical cavities and body orifices. Basing on these two ways of transportation a distinction between body stuffers and body pushers can be made, with the former described as drug users or street dealers who usually carry small amounts of drugs and the latter as professional drug couriers who carry greater amounts of drugs. A review of the literature regarding body packing is presented, with the aim to highlight the toxicological and radiological features related to this illegal practice. Raising awareness about the encountered mean body levels of the drugs and the typical imaging signs of the incorporated packages could be useful for clinicians and forensic pathologists to (a) identify possible unrecognized cases of body packing and (b) prevent the serious health consequences and deaths frequently occurring after the packages’ leakage or rupture or the packages’ mass obstructing the gastrointestinal lumen.
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Metadata
Title
Systematic review of the toxicological and radiological features of body packing
Authors
Simone Cappelletti
Daria Piacentino
Gabriele Sani
Edoardo Bottoni
Paola Antonella Fiore
Mariarosaria Aromatario
Costantino Ciallella
Publication date
01-05-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
International Journal of Legal Medicine / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 0937-9827
Electronic ISSN: 1437-1596
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-015-1310-3

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