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1. Drug Abuse Handbook

Author

Jozef Bicerano, Steven B. Karch MD FFFLM, Steven B. FFFLM, Jozef Bicerano, Steven B. Karch MD FFFLM, and Steven B. FFFLM

Subjects
Drugs of abuse--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Drug abuse--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Forensic toxicology--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Street Drugs--pharmacology--Handbooks, Forensic Medicine--Handbooks, Substance Abuse Detection--Handbooks, Substance-Related Disorders--Handbooks
Abstract

Following the well-received first edition, the Drug Abuse Handbook, Second Edition is a thorough compendium of the knowledge of the pharmacological, medical, and legal aspects of drugs. The book examines criminalistics, pathology, pharmacokinetics, neurochemistry, treatment, as well as drugs and drug testing in the workplace and in sports, and the

Published
2007

2. Pathology, Toxicogenetics, and Criminalistics of Drug Abuse

Author

Steven B. Karch, MD, FFFLM and Steven B. Karch, MD, FFFLM

Subjects
Drugs of abuse--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Drug abuse--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Forensic toxicology--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Substance-Related Disorders--physiopathology, Forensic Medicine, Street Drugs, Substance Abuse Detection, Substance-Related Disorders--complications
Abstract

Beginning with a definition and explanation of scheduling of controlled substances, Pathology, Toxicogenetics, and Criminalistics of Drug Abuse covers investigative methods for all illegal drugs and several legitimate pharmaceuticals that are used illicitly, including steroids. It covers the latest techniques used to analyze drugs in the forensic laboratory including physical characteristics and chemical confirmatory tests. It discusses new theories and findings in toxicogenetics, details pathologic changes in the body due to drug use, and examines specific effects on the heart, lung, and central nervous system. More that 70 tables and figures illustrate and complement the text and the information is supported by extensive references

Published
2007

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