Suarez R V, Riemersma R
Office of the State Medical Examiner, State of New Jersey, Newark 07103.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1988 Dec;9(4):339-41. doi: 10.1097/00000433-198812000-00015.
A case of an apparently natural death in association with the use of an MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is reported. The pathophysiology of the death and the pharmacology of the drug are presented. An overview of the certification of such cases is briefly presented.