Body packers and body stuffers: cocaine intoxications reported to French poison centers (January 1, 2020—December 31, 2024)
While severe complications were rare, cocaine intoxication in both body packers and stuffers can be fatal, highlighting ongoing public health risks related to cocaine trafficking and the need for timely medical intervention.
Authors
- Romain Torrents (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-8995)
- Ingrid Blanc-Brisset (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2877-0923)
- Hervé Laborde‐Castérot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7151-1586)
- Camille Paradis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4892-1496)
- Giuseppe Balice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0152-9171)
- Marie Deguigne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9595-0126)
- Marion Evrard
- Dominique Vodovar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8196-5511)
- Fabien Genestier
- Magali Labadie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6546-6886)
- Anne Garat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4412-1272)
- Ramy Azzouz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5581-834X)
- Coralie Bragança
- Katharina von Fabeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6805-027X)
- Jérôme Langrand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2123-2885)
- Patrick Nisse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6761-1699)
- Julien Reynoard
- Alix-Marie Pouget (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2379-454X)
- Nicolas Simon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4393-2257)
- Nicolas Delcourt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8136-9392)
- Céline Moulut
- Mathieu Glaizal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5373-1507)
- Weniko Caré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4559-8670)
- Morgane Cellier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3746-1551)
- Fanny Pélissier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8604-4201)
- Aurore Gouraud
- F. Battefort
- Alexis Descatha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6028-3186)
- Emmanuel Puskarczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0936-3948)
- Gaël Le Roux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9860-0722)
- Cécile Chevallier
- Audrey Nardon
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy (FR)
- Hospices Civils de Lyon (FR)
- Hôpital Fernand-Widal (FR)
- Hôpital Pellegrin (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers (FR)
- Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite (FR)
- Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone (FR)
- Hôpital Purpan (FR)
- Université d'Angers (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Toxicology
- Published
- 2025-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2025.2546562
- Primary Topic
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00