TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Our experiences with fatal ecstasy abuse (two case reports)
JO  - Forensic science international
A1  - Karlovsek, M. Zorec
A1  - Alibegovic, A.
A1  - Balazic, J.
SP  - S77
EP  - 80
VL  - 147
IS  - Suppl
N2  - Ecstasy is a psychostimulative drug (ab)used mostly by teenagers and young adults in discotheques and on the "rave" parties. Older adults ecstasy abusing cases are very rare. Among four cases of ecstasy abuse with fatal outcome noticed and examined in Slovenia, two were examined at our Institute of Forensic Medicine in Ljubljana. The first case was the accidental intoxication with 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) on "rave" party, the second case was suicidal intoxication with combination of insulin and MDMA. Because of the increasing popularity of MDMA, it is important for all emergency physicians to be well educated in prompt recognition of MDMA intoxication symptoms. It is important that emergency physicians carefully examine the death scene.
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SN  - 0379-0738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.09.084
ID  - ref1
ER  -