Symptoms and Signs of Substance Use

This fourth edition of Symptoms and Signs of Substance Use has been thoroughly updated and revised, continuing to provide trusted information from leading experts.

List of contents

Part 1- Introduction
1. What is Substance Use Disorder (SUD)?
2. Routes of Administration
3. Harm Reduction and Minimisation
4. Drugs, Statuses, and Legal Requirements
5. The Medical and Health Complications of Substance Use
6. Suspected Internal Drug Traffickers
7. Substance Detection
8. Bibliography
9. Self-Assessment Questions
Part 2 -Specific Drugs
Part 3 - Appendices

About the author

Margaret Stark is a specialist in forensic and legal medicine, consultant forensic physician, and chair of the faculty of forensic and legal medicine forensic science sub-committee.
Jason Payne-James is a specialist in forensic and legal medicine, consultant forensic physician, and lead medical examiner at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK.
Michael Scott-Ham is a consultant forensic toxicologist with more than 35 years of experience and is a member of numerous professional bodies.

Product details

• Authors: Payne-James Jason, Scott-Ham Michael, Margaret (University of Sydney Stark, Stark Margaret
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 25.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032464541
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3246454-1
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Pharmacy; MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, MEDICAL / Pharmacology, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Psychiatry, Addiction & therapy, Psychotherapy, Pharmacology, Addiction and therapy