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Clinical Research

A cluster of acute thebaine poisonings from non-food grade poppy seeds in the Australian food supply

Katherine Z. Isoardia Clinical Toxicology Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia;b Queensland Poisons Information Centre, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia;c Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Darren M. Robertsd NSW Poisons Information Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Sydney, Australia;e Edith Collins Centre, Drug Health Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9101-7577View further author information
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Amanda G. Holforda Clinical Toxicology Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia;b Queensland Poisons Information Centre, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia;c Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8817-3525View further author information
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Jared A. Brownd NSW Poisons Information Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Sydney, Australia;f Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs, NSW Ministry of Health, Sydney, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6855-3865View further author information
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Andrew Griffithsg Forensic Toxicology, Forensic and Scientific Services, Brisbane, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1428-3406View further author information
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Jessamine Soderstromh Centre of Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine, Emergency Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-1548-1464View further author information
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Catherine McDonaldi Forensic Toxicology, Forensic & Analytical Science Service, NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3745-6653View further author information
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Dimitri Gerostamoulosj Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Southbank, Victoria, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7958-8235View further author information
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Paul Sakrajdak Forensic Science Laboratory, ChemCentre, Perth, AustraliaView further author information
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Claire Turnerd NSW Poisons Information Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Sydney, Australia;f Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs, NSW Ministry of Health, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Hans Yatesl Organic Chemistry, Forensic and Scientific Services, Brisbane, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2307-8276View further author information
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Naren Gunjad NSW Poisons Information Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Sydney, Australia;m Dept of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Western Sydney Health, Sydney, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8323-9388View further author information
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Shaun Greenen Victorian Poisons Information Centre, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia;o Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7423-2467View further author information
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Pages 639-643 | Received 01 Aug 2023, Accepted 25 Sep 2023, Published online: 19 Oct 2023

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