@article{ref1,
title="Deaths involving methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) in upper east Tennessee",
journal="Journal of forensic sciences",
year="2013",
author="Wright, Trista H. and Cline-Parhamovich, Karen and Lajoie, Dawn and Parsons, Laura and Dunn, Mark and Ferslew, Kenneth E.",
volume="58",
number="6",
pages="1558-1562",
abstract="Two deaths involving 3, 4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) are reported. MDPV is a synthetic cathinone stimulant found in &quot;bath salts&quot; with neurological and cardiovascular toxicity. Biological specimens were analyzed for MDPV by GC/MS and LC/MS. A White man was found dead with signs of nausea and vomiting after repeatedly abusing bath salts during a weekend binge. Femoral venous blood and urine had MDPV concentrations of 39 ng/mL and 760 ng/mL. The second fatality was a White man with a history of drug and bath salt abuse found dead at a scene in total disarray after exhibiting fits of anger and psychotic behavior. Femoral venous blood and urine had MDPV concentrations of 130 ng/mL and 3800 ng/mL. The blood and urine MDPV concentrations are within the reported recreational concentration ranges (blood 24-241 ng/mL and urine 34-3900 ng/mL). Both decedents' deaths were attributed to relevant natural causes in a setting of MDPV abuse.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1198",
doi="10.1111/1556-4029.12260",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12260"
}