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Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology
Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology 3/2015

01-09-2015 | Letter to the Editor

Deaths linked to synthetic cannabinoids

Authors: Dimitri Gerostamoulos, Olaf H. Drummer, Noel W. Woodford

Published in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Issue 3/2015

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Over the last 5 years there has been an influx of novel designer drugs (mostly illegal) which are intended to mimic the effects of cannabis (synthetic cannabinoids). Many of these compounds are created by research groups attempting to find an analog of cannabis that can be used therapeutically to treat pain and other conditions. …
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Behonick G, Shanks KG, Firchau DJ, Mathur G, Lynch CF, Nashelsky M, et al. Four postmortem case reports with quantitative detection of the synthetic cannabinoid, 5F-PB-22. J Anal Toxicol. 2014;38(8):559–62.PubMedCrossRef
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Title
Deaths linked to synthetic cannabinoids
Authors
Dimitri Gerostamoulos
Olaf H. Drummer
Noel W. Woodford
Publication date
01-09-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Electronic ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-015-9669-5

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