article · Clinical Toxicology

Bombé, an undetermined substance that caused an outbreak of illicit drug use in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Paul Musa Obadia
Arne Bonneure
Jan Tytgat
Matteo Creta
Daniel Okitundu
Radu Corneliu Duca
Célestin Banza Lubaba Nkulu
Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge
Patrice Milambo Kapia
Benoît Nemery

20231 citationUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

Abstract

Thanks to international collaboration, Bombé was documented to be a heroin-based drug and its alleged origin from catalytic exhausts was not substantiated. The local human expertise and technical capacity for undertaking toxicological analyses should be increased in Africa.

Research topics

Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
Poisoning and overdose treatments

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-being

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DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2023.2276040

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