TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Carfentanil blood concentrations in impaired driving investigations in Ontario, Canada
JO  - Journal of analytical toxicology
A1  - Wallage, H. Rachelle
A1  - Elliot, Marie
A1  - Rajotte, James W.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Carfentanil is a potent opioid with no medical use in humans; it presents a serious threat to public health and road safety due to its presence in the illicit drug supply, potency of the drug and instances of use prior to the operation of a motor vehicle. The identification and quantitation of carfentanil using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry was performed in blood samples obtained through impaired driving-related investigations from 2017 to 2019. In a series of 66 cases submitted to the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Ontario, Canada, blood concentrations of carfentanil ranged from less than 0.04 to 2.1 ng/mL in the population studied. Driving behaviors frequently came to the attention of concerned citizens, decreased levels of consciousness were commonly reported and a variety of medical interventions were required, in some cases, to preserve life due to apparent opioid toxicity.    Keywords: Drug impaired driving<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0146-4760
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jat/bkac039
ID  - ref1
ER  -