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01-11-2016 | Original Article

Codeine-spiked beer in a date rape case?

Authors: Stine Marie Havig, Elisabeth Wiik, Ritva Karinen, Gerd Wenche Brochmann, Merete Vevelstad

Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine | Issue 6/2016

Abstract

A case of suspected drug-facilitated sexual assault, involving codeine and acetaminophen, possibly mixed in beer, was recently addressed at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. To examine the case, a small study was performed, spiking beer with preparations containing codeine and acetaminophen and observing the concentrations, appearance, and taste of the solutions. The study revealed the majority of the preparations to be quickly soluble in beer, achieving high concentrations, but at the expense of strong taste and drastic visible changes in the beer.

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Title: Codeine-spiked beer in a date rape case?
Authors: Stine Marie Havig
Elisabeth Wiik
Ritva Karinen
Gerd Wenche Brochmann
Merete Vevelstad
Publication date: 01-11-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 0937-9827
Electronic ISSN: 1437-1596
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-016-1340-5

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