Cocaine and sudden death
Garber, M.W.; Flaherty, D.
American Family Physician 36(4): 227-230
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-838X PMID: 3673867 Document Number: 302961
Victims of cocaine are seen increasingly often in physicians' offices and emergency departments. Sudden death in previously healthy individuals may be due to massive overdose. As law enforcement becomes more active in the pursuit of drug dealers, "body stuffing"--the ingestion of large quantities of cocaine or other drugs in a panic situation to avoid arrest--is occurring more frequently.