Open AccessMethamphetamine poisoning due to body packer swallowing in a prisoner
Author(s) -
Rouhani Ramin,
Zakariaei Zakaria,
Malakian Abdollah,
Banimostafavi Elham Sadat,
Soleymani Mostafa
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6358
Subject(s) - medicine , swallowing , methamphetamine , laparotomy , rectum , gastrointestinal tract , anesthesia , psychiatry , surgery
Individuals who introduce illicit substances such as opioids and amphetamines into the gastrointestinal tract by swallowing or inserting them into the rectum are known as body packers. We describe a prisoner who developed severe poisoning symptoms after swallowing amphetamine packets and was promptly removed by laparotomy.