Cannabis—Accidental Peroral Intoxication

López, Héctor Hugo Bustos

doi:10.1001/jama.1974.03230220031010

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“…The smuggling of drugs wrapped in rubber or paper has been reported several times in the literature. [1][2][3] Deaths occasionally occur when such packages containing heroin and cocaine rupture within the gastrointestinal tract, causing acute overdosage. One report from Germany records a case of ileus following the intestinal transport of hashish, 4 but there are no case reports of pyrexia or proctitis caused by accidental enteral intoxication with cannabis.…”

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Proctitis and Pyrexia Caused by Body Packing of Cannabis Resin

Cocks

Green

2000

Hong Kong j. emerg. med.

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We report the case of a 48 year old man who attended the Accident and Emergency Department after smuggling a large number of pellets of cannabis resin in his gastro-intestinal tract. Five days after ingesting the pellets, which were wrapped in portions of rubber condom, he developed abdominal pain and proctitis. He continued to exhibit a pyrexia even after the removal of the majority of the pellets, and was investigated for pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO). The importance of obtaining a good history from sick travellers, and the need for thorough physical examination, are emphasized.

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Proctitis and Pyrexia Caused by Body Packing of Cannabis Resin

Cocks

Green

2000

Hong Kong j. emerg. med.

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Stimulus Attributes of Drugs

BarryIII

1978

Psychopharmacology of Aversively Motivated Behavior

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Perfektioniertes, professionelles Body-Packing

Wehr

Alzen²

1989

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A 27-year-old Columbian male was arrested in Aix la Chapelle at the border to Belgium, as he was suspected, of smuggling drugs in his body. Ultrasonographic and radiographic examinations revealed numerous packets in the colon descendens and the ampulla recti. After administration of laxatives, 70 packets were excreted that had been swallowed 3 days before in Bogota, Columbia. Each packet consisted of two rubber bags that were separately knotted with cord, layers of plastic foil, two further knotted rubber bags; the pressed core of cocaine was an average 3.8 cm in length, 1.9 cm in diameter, and 10.2 g in weight. The cocaine hydrochloride content ranged from 75.7% to 100%, with an average of 81.9%. The total net weight came to 714 g. Urine analysis revealed no cocaine metabolites, but metamizole and metamizole metabolites were present as a result of administration of Buscopan compositum during the flight to prevent premature excretion of the packets.

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Cannabis—Accidental Peroral Intoxication

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Proctitis and Pyrexia Caused by Body Packing of Cannabis Resin

Proctitis and Pyrexia Caused by Body Packing of Cannabis Resin

Stimulus Attributes of Drugs

Perfektioniertes, professionelles Body-Packing

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