Medical examiners often attribute death to heroin overdose without assessing blood levels.In one study,careful toxicological analysis at autopsy of such cases often revealed
A) low blood levels of heroin.
B) high blood levels of other CNS depressants such as alcohol and benzodiazepines.
C) high levels of disulfiram.
D) both A and B
E) both A and C

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Careful toxicological analysis at autopsy of cases attributed to heroin overdose often revealed low blood levels of heroin and high blood levels of other CNS depressants such as alcohol and benzodiazepines. This suggests that death may have been due to a combination of drugs rather than heroin alone.

Medical Examiners Often Attribute Death to Heroin Overdose Without Assessing