De Giorgio Fabio, Rossi Sabina Strano, Rainio Juha, Chiarotti Marcello
Istituto di Medicina Legale, Università Cattolica del Sacro, Cuore, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy.
Int J Legal Med. 2004 Oct;118(5):310-2. doi: 10.1007/s00414-004-0470-3.
We report a case of a 6-year-old boy who had been living with his parents, both cocaine smokers, and who was urgently admitted to hospital for general distress. Upon examination, cocaine and cocaine metabolites were detected in hair and urine samples. These toxicological findings most likely indicate that the child had passively consumed the drug when living in a heavily contaminated environment.