{"title":"Body Packer Syndrome: a health hazard of deglutitioned controlled drugs","authors":"Dr K Saasa, K. Saasa¹, Mss Patel²","doi":"10.55320/mjz.50.1.397","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A case of an accidental overdose in a body packer or drug courier is reported. It highlights a health hazard of deglutitioned controlled drugs. A clinico-pathological aspect of the body packer syndrome is discussed.","PeriodicalId":74149,"journal":{"name":"Medical journal of Zambia","volume":"121 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Medical journal of Zambia","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.55320/mjz.50.1.397","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A case of an accidental overdose in a body packer or drug courier is reported. It highlights a health hazard of deglutitioned controlled drugs. A clinico-pathological aspect of the body packer syndrome is discussed.