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Cocaine Body Packing: A New Record.

Ravina Tanna1, Roxana Bostina1, Geraint Lloyd1

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|December 3, 2020
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A man ingested 103 cocaine packets, a UK record, presenting with tachycardia and abdominal pain. Emergency surgery successfully removed all packets without complications, highlighting the need for multidisciplinary care in body packer cases.

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  • Toxicology
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Background:

  • Body packing is a method of drug smuggling involving the ingestion or concealment of illicit substances.
  • Ingesting large quantities of drugs poses significant risks, including toxicity and gastrointestinal obstruction.
Keywords:
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