TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Deaths involving methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) in upper east Tennessee
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Wright, Trista H.
A1  - Cline-Parhamovich, Karen
A1  - Lajoie, Dawn
A1  - Parsons, Laura
A1  - Dunn, Mark
A1  - Ferslew, Kenneth E.
SP  - 1558
EP  - 1562
VL  - 58
IS  - 6
N2  - Two deaths involving 3, 4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) are reported. MDPV is a synthetic cathinone stimulant found in "bath salts" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12260
ID  - ref1
ER  -