ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 April 1977
Page Count: 7

Cocaine-Related Death
Lundberg, GD
Professor of pathology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Calif.

Garriott, JC
Chief toxicologist, Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences, Tex.

Reynolds, PC
Chief toxicologist, Institute of Forensic Sciences, Calif.

Shaw, RF
Chief toxicologist, Office of the Coroner, Calif.

Cravey, RH
Chief forensic toxicologist, Office of the Sheriff-Coroner, Calif.

(Received 4 October 1976; accepted 19 October 1976)

Abstract

Cocaine (benzoylmethylecgonine), a local anesthetic and intoxicant in use for hundreds of years, currently is enjoying widespread popularity in the United States. This frequent use probably is due to the profound stimulatory effect of cocaine on the central nervous system and is occurring despite aggressive law enforcement activity because cocaine is a Schedule II substance [1].

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Paper ID: JFS10602J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10602J
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