2021
Improvements in Toxicology Testing to Identify Fentanyl Analogs and Other Novel Synthetic Opioids in Fatal Drug Overdoses, Connecticut, January 2016–June 2019
Clinton HA, Thangada S, Gill JR, Mirizzi A, Logan SB. Improvements in Toxicology Testing to Identify Fentanyl Analogs and Other Novel Synthetic Opioids in Fatal Drug Overdoses, Connecticut, January 2016–June 2019. Public Health Reports 2021, 136: 80s-86s. PMID: 34726973, PMCID: PMC8573780, DOI: 10.1177/00333549211042829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug overdose deathsOverdose deathsFatal drug overdosesToxicology testingDrug overdosesSynthetic opioidsFentanyl analogsNovel syntheticChief Medical ExaminerNovel synthetic opioidsToxicology resultsConnecticut OfficeTesting panelsStudy periodDeathOpioidsMedical examinersOverdosesToxicology laboratoriesToxicologyTotal occurrenceTestingYearsPrevalence
2012
Two Fatalities Associated with Sibutramine
Jarvis H, Gill J. Two Fatalities Associated with Sibutramine. Academic Forensic Pathology 2012, 2: 370-373. DOI: 10.23907/2012.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeight lossHistory of heart diseaseIncreased risk of strokeNon-prescribed useRisk of strokeWeight loss supplementsHerbal remediesInvestigation of sudden deathAppetite suppressionClinical trialsIncreased riskToxicological screeningSibutramineOver-the-counterSudden deathMyocardial infarctionHeart diseaseAmphetamine derivativesToxicology laboratoriesMedical examinationInadvertent ingestion