Citation

Rochholz G, Ahrens B, Kaatsch HJ. Blutalkohol 2001; 38(3): 162-166.

Affiliation

Institut fur Rechtsmedizin, Christian-Albrechts-Universitat Kiel, D-24105 Kiel, Germany

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, International Committee on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety and Bund gegen Alkohol und Drogen im Straßenverkehr, Publisher Steintor Verlag)

DOI

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Abstract

A blood sample of a 58-year old man suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs was examined by means of immunological methods and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The benzodiazepine estazolam, which was detected is not available on the German market. The quantitative analysis after solid-phase -extraction using cyanopropyl phases and high performance liquid chromatography revealed a serum concentration of 732 ng/ml. Since neither alcohol nor other central acting substances could be detected, the signs of impairment can be traced back to an estazolam overdose.