Karch''s Drug Abuse Handbook

Packed with the latest information, the book includes tables of all Scheduled Drugs, methods of Quantitative Analysis, and a glossary of forensic toxicology terms. Pictures show the effects of drugs and the chemical make-up and breakdown of abused drugs. It includes references to the best sources in medicine, pharmacology, and the law.

List of contents

Frontmatter. 1: Clinical Syndromes and Emergency Room Physician and Management Issues. 2: Pharmacokinetics: Drug Absorption, Distribution and Elimination. 3: Alcohol. 4: Sports Drug Testing. 5: Toxicogenetics. 6: Point of Collection Drug Testing. 7: Post-Mortem Toxicology. 8: New Psychoactive Substances. 9: Legal Issues: United States Law. Appendix A: Conversion Formulas. Appendix B: Blood Ethanol Concentrations. Appendix C: Volume of Distribution Calculations. Index.

About the author

Steven B. Karch, Bruce A. Goldberger

Summary

Packed with the latest information, the book includes tables of all Scheduled Drugs, methods of Quantitative Analysis, and a glossary of forensic toxicology terms. Pictures show the effects of drugs and the chemical make-up and breakdown of abused drugs. It includes references to the best sources in medicine, pharmacology, and the law.

Product details

• Authors: Steven B. Karch
• Assisted by: Bruce A. Goldberger (Editor), Goldberger Bruce A. (Editor), Steven B. Karch (Editor), Karch Steven B. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032040738
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3204073-8
• No. of pages: 670
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / Forensic Science, Society & culture: general, MEDICAL / Toxicology, biochemistry, Forensic Science, Crime and criminology, Toxicology (non-medical)