TY - JOUR PY - 2005// TI - Pediatric body packing: drug smuggling reaches a new low JO - Pediatric emergency care A1 - Beno, Suzanne A1 - Calello, Diane P. A1 - Baluffi, Andrew A1 - Henretig, F. M. SP - 744 EP - 746 VL - 21 IS - 11 N2 - The case of a 6-year-old boy presenting with severe clinical manifestations of an opioid intoxication and who is discovered to be an international "body packer" is presented and discussed. This article is the first to report on the phenomenon of body packing in young children. It also highlights the use of prescription opioids as cargo, which has not previously been addressed in the literature.
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