1.Suicidal Death by Nicotine Poisoning.
Young Jin JUN ; Hyoungjoong KIM ; Sohyung PARK
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2014;38(4):167-170
Nicotine is a water-soluble alkaloid extracted from tobacco plants, and most frequently encountered in snuff, chewing tobacco, cigarettes, cigars and pipe tobacco or in a limited number of pesticides. Nicotine overdose or poisoning might be serious or fatal and lead to death; caused by cardiovascular arrest, respiratory muscle paralysis, and/or central respiratory failure due to its toxic effect. Suicide by nicotine ingestion has been rarely reported due to emetic response. We present a case of suicidal nicotine poisoning. A 56-year-old man was found dead and the postmortem examination revealed no injury or disease. We confirmed a high concentration of nicotine in the toxicological test. Through scene investigation, we determined this case as a suicidal nicotine poisoning.
Autopsy
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Eating
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Nicotine*
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Pesticides
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Poisoning*
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Respiratory Insufficiency
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Respiratory Paralysis
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Suicide
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Tobacco
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Tobacco Products
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Tobacco, Smokeless
2.Various Forms of Fatal Nicotine Intoxications: Three Cases Report
Jin Woo JOO ; Minjung KIM ; Min Jee PARK ; Hongil HA
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2018;42(2):71-75
Recently, fatal nicotine intoxications with electronic cigarette liquid have increased in Korea, but various kinds of cigarettes and smoking cessation aids may also cause fatal poisoning. We report cases of fatal nicotine intoxications involving causes other than the use of liquid nicotine. A 29-year-old woman (case 1) found dead in a hotel room with about 70 patches (21 mg dose) of nicotine on her body. Blood nicotine levels were 7.68 mg/L (heart) and 3.25 mg/L (femoral). A toxic level of zolpidem was also detected. A 28-year-old Uzbekistan man (case 2) was found dead in his uncle's room with his face covered with chewing tobacco. Blood nicotine levels were 7.3 mg/L (heart) and 4.6 mg/L (femoral). Blood alcohol level was 0.139%. A 55-year-old man (case 3) bit his tongue. As he was taken to the hospital, his wife put tobacco powders in his mouth for hemostasis, and he died of cardiac arrest. Blood nicotine levels were 2.01 mg/L (heart) and 0.96 mg/L (femoral). Nicotine-related deaths can be caused by various types of administration including transdermal and transmucosal routes, and relatively small doses may cause death, so meticulous investigation should be taken when such deaths are suspected.
Adult
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Blood Alcohol Content
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Electronic Cigarettes
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Female
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Heart Arrest
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Hemostasis
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Humans
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Korea
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Middle Aged
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Mouth
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Nicotine
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Poisoning
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Powders
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Smoking Cessation
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Spouses
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Tobacco
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Tobacco Products
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Tobacco Use Cessation Products
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Tobacco, Smokeless
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Tongue
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Uzbekistan
3.A study on the relationship between family APGAR and cigarette smoking.
Young Ran LEE ; Hyun Ja KIM ; Go Bong LEE ; Byung Chul LEE ; Sang Mo CHOI
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine 1991;12(5):38-45
No abstract available.
Humans
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Smoking*
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Tobacco Products*
4.Exposure to Cigarette Smoke Contributes to the Risk of Developing a Colorectal Adenoma, Doesn't It? Are Repeated Exposures to Such Smoke Dangerous?.
Bong Hwa LEE ; Min Jung KIM ; Hyoung Chul PARK
Annals of Coloproctology 2016;32(2):43-44
No abstract available.
Adenoma*
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Smoke*
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Tobacco Products*
5.Immediate effect of cigarette smoking on exercise.
Kang Hyeon CHOE ; Cheol Jun CHOI ; Yong Tae KIM ; Chae Man LIM ; Younsuck KOH ; Woo Sung KIM ; Won Dong KIM
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1992;39(6):511-516
No abstract available.
Smoking*
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Tobacco Products*
6.Factors Affecting Smoking Menthol Brand Cigarette Among The Adult Population In Sarawak, Malaysia
Md Mizanur Rahman ; Mohd Taha Arif ; Mohd Fadzillah Abd Razak ; Mohd Raili bin Suhaili ; Zainab Tambi ; Cliffton Akoi ; Deburra Peak Ngadan
Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 2015;15(1):18-24
Menthol brand cigarette has been found to be linked with early initiation of smoking and addiction of nicotine. This study was designed to find out the factors associated with smoking menthol brand cigarettes among adult population in Sarawak. This was a cross-sectional study conducted among the adult population in Sarawak. Data were collected from ten villages in Kota Samarahan and Kuching Division by face to face interview using modified Global Adult Tobacco Survey questionnaire. Non-probability purposive sampling method was adopted to select the villages. All the households of the villages were visited, and an adult member was selected randomly from each household irrespective of sex. After missing value imputation, 1000 data sets were analysed using statistical software SPSS 19.0 version. Analysis showed that 28.8% of the respondents were current smokers, and 7.8% were past smokers. Among the smokers, 56.3% were habituated with menthol brand cigarette. Logistic regression analysis revealed that age at initiation of smoking before 15 years of age (OR=11. 68, 95% CI: 4.25, 32.10), smoking within five minutes of wake up from sleep (OR=3. 20, 95% CI: 1.35, 7.54), nature of job as business (OR=4. 81, 95% CI: 2.13, 10.86) and service holders (OR= 3.85, 95% CI: 2.07, 7.16) and family size 5 and above (OR=2. 22, 95% CI: 1.25, 3.94) appeared to be important determinants of smoking any menthol brand cigarette (p<0.05). Menthol is a prominent design feature to attract and retain younger smokers. It does not necessarily make the transition from experimenting with cigarettes, but to encourage early smokers to become a confirmed smoker. So, anti-tobacco public health programme should focus on age-specific community approach.
Smoking
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Tobacco Products
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Adult
7.Heat-not-burn cigarettes heat up controversy
Journal of Periodontal & Implant Science 2018;48(4):201-201
No abstract available.
Hot Temperature
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Tobacco Products
8.Controlled trial of transdermal nicotine patch in tobacco withdrawal.
Heechul OH ; Ilsoon KIM ; Seonha JEE ; Taeyong SHON ; Cheongmo NAM
Korean Journal of Epidemiology 1991;13(1):63-72
No abstract available.
Nicotine*
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Tobacco Use Cessation Products*
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Tobacco*
9.Signs and symptoms of nicotine withdrawal and adverse effects of nicotine patch.
Shin Hwan CHI ; Chong Han KIM ; Jong Tae CHOI
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine 1993;14(1):9-16
No abstract available.
Nicotine*
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Tobacco Use Cessation Products*
10.Signs and symptoms of nicotine withdrawal and adverse effects of nicotine patch.
Shin Hwan CHI ; Chong Han KIM ; Jong Tae CHOI
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine 1993;14(1):9-16
No abstract available.
Nicotine*
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Tobacco Use Cessation Products*