Mass poisoning with NPS: 2C-E and Bromo-DragonFly.
International journal of legal medicine January 1, 2019 S Iwersen-Bergmann, S Lehmann, A Heinemann et al. 20 citations
A mass poisoning of 29 middle-aged adults (24–56 years old) occurred after they consumed an unknown drug formulation containing two new psychoactive substances, 2C-E and Bromo-DragonFly (BDF), during an esoteric weekend seminar. All were hospitalized with severe symptoms; some required mechanical ventilation, but all recovered fully. Toxicological analysis of blood and urine samples confirmed BDF in all urine samples and 17 blood samples, with blood concentrations between 0.6 and 2.0 μg/L and urine concentrations from 1.6 to 35 μg/L. 2C-E was confirmed in seven urine samples at concentrations from 1.5 to 183 μg/L but not in blood. The case highlights the importance of collecting urine samples when new psychoactive substance consumption is suspected, as some substances may be undetectable in blood.