Emergency Care Journal
June 27, 2022
Brendan Le Daré, Romain Pelletier, Aurélien Couette et al.
1 citation
Unusual forms of hallucinogenic mushrooms are emerging, which may delay diagnosis and compromise optimal management. Here, we discuss clinical and biological findings in a case of “magic mushroom” intoxication in a 20-year-old man who was brought to hospital emergency department in a state of euphoria, disorientation, intense visual hallucinations, episodic amnesia and agitation requiring...
Drug Testing and Analysis
2022
Thomas Gicquel, Romain Pelletier, Camille Richeval et al.
32 citations
This work first aims to investigate metabolites of 2-fluoro-deschloroketamine (2F-DCK), a new arylcyclohexylamine derivatives (a group of dissociative ketamine-based substances) using two in vitro experimental approaches, and to compare obtained results by means of molecular networking. Metabolites of 2F-DCK were investigated using both human liver microsomes (HLMs) and hepatic (HepaRG) cell...
Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
2022
Romain Pelletier, Brendan Le Daré, Loic Grandin et al.
22 citations
The recreational use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) is increasing worldwide. Among them, the arylcyclohexylamine family including phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine derivatives is increasing. We report a non-fatal intoxication mainly due to arylcyclohexylamine compounds illustrated by molecular networking (MN). A 37-year-old man with a history of drug abuse was discovered with several bags...
Forensic Science International
July 1, 2021
Thomas Gicquel, Camille Richeval, Vadim Mesli et al.
45 citations
Continuous development and rapid turnover of drug market of new psychoactive substances (NPS) make it difficult to obtain up-to-date analytical methods for efficient detection of intoxication cases with new substances: no analytical data and no previously published concentration values in biological samples are indeed available. In this context, we aim to report the first fatal case involving...
Medicine
July 2, 2020
Brendan Le Daré, Thomas Gicquel, Alain Baert et al.
11 citations
Abstract Rationale: Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a highly potent psychedelic drug derived from ergot alkaloids. The available literature data derived from controlled studies or usage in a medical setting seem reassuring; however the literature contains very rare cases of fatal self-inflicted injuries associated with LSD exposure. The behavioral disorder that created the conditions...
Medicine
December 1, 2019
Antoine Berar, Jean-Sébastien Allain, Sophie Allard et al.
Abstract Rationale: 3-Methoxyphencyclidine (3-MeO-PCP) is a new psychoactive substance derived from phencyclidine. Although it can lead to severe intoxications, the main manifestations and optimal management have not been well characterized. Here, we report 2 cases of 3-MeO-PCP intoxication in the same patient, and summarize the manifestations of this intoxication reported in literature....
Drug Testing and Analysis
January 8, 2019
Sophie Allard, Pierre-Marie Allard, Isabelle Morel et al.
Untargeted toxicological screening is an analytical challenge, given the high number of molecules and metabolites to be detected and the constant appearance of new psychoactive substances (NPS). The combination of liquid chromatography with high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry (HRMS/MS) in a data-dependent acquisition mode generates a large volume of high quality spectral data. Commercial...
Forensic Science International
September 1, 2016
Thomas Gicquel, Chloé Hugbart, Françoise Le Devehat et al.
20 citations
Powdered roots of iboga (Tabernanthe iboga) contain ibogaine, an alkaloid that has been used to treat addictions. We report the case of a 30-year-old woman who died after ingesting a powder labeled as Tabernanthe iboga she had bought online. Analysis of the powder revealed the absence of ibogaine but the presence of toxic alkaloids (ajmaline, yohimbine and reserpine) found in Rauvolfia sp....
La Presse Médicale
2015
Thomas Gicquel, Sylvie Lepage, Isabelle Morel
4 citations
National audienceLe LSD, de l’allemand Lysergsäurediethylamid, est une substance hallucinogène utilisée à but récréatif. Également connue sous le nom d’« acide », cette molécule à propriétés psychotropes est classée en France comme un stupéfiant illicite selon l’arrêté du 22 février 1990..