Carfentanil and Current Opioid Trends in Summit County, Ohio | Zendy

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Carfentanil and Current Opioid Trends in Summit County, Ohio

Author(s) -

Kristy Waite,

Amy Deeken,

Steve Perch,

Lisa J. Kohler

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

academic forensic pathology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.256

H-Index - 11

ISSN - 1925-3621

DOI - 10.23907/2017.053

Subject(s) - summit , forensic pathology , current (fluid) , opioid , medicine , medical emergency , geography , engineering , cartography , autopsy , receptor , electrical engineering

The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office (SCMEO) observed 52 unexplained deaths during the month of July 2016 in which drug overdose was suspected. A fentanyl screening immunoassay performed on autopsy specimens was positive, but gas chromatograph/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) failed to confirm its presence. Carfentanil, a large wildlife tranquilizer, was later identified through reference lab testing as the cause of the sudden increase in overdoses.

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