TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - An autopsy case of a young man with a single overdose of dextromethorphan
JO  - Legal medicine (Elsevier)
A1  - Hasuwa, Kyoko
A1  - Inoue, Noboru
A1  - Tamura, Shuhei
A1  - Terazawa, Ikuko
A1  - Yuui, Katsuya
A1  - Kudo, Risa
A1  - Kasuda, Shogo
SP  - e102470
EP  - e102470
VL  - 70
IS  - 
N2  - Dextromethorphan (DXM) is an over-the-counter antitussive that is commonly used worldwide. Recently, DXM has become popular among young individuals because of its euphoric, hallucinogenic, and dissociative properties. Despite an increasing number of patients with DXM addiction, fatal cases of DXM poisoning are rare, and patients with fatalities often ingest DXM along with other drugs. Here, we report an autopsy case in which DXM was detected without multidrug ingestion. A man in his early twenties was found dead at home; no external injuries or obvious internal lesions were found during the autopsy. The toxicological analyses revealed extremely high concentrations of DXM, and no drugs other than DXM were detected. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report to describe a death caused by a single overdose of DXM in Japan. Public awareness regarding the risks associated with a massive ingestion of DXM should be increased.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1344-6223
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2024.102470
ID  - ref1
ER  -