Author: Steven B. Karch MD FFFLM
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: drugs, abused, toxicology, postmortem
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2007-10-09
List price: $89.95
ISBN-10: 1420054511
ISBN-13: 9781420054514

Extracted from the Drug Abuse Handbook, 2nd edition, to give you just the information you need at an affordable price. Postmortem Toxicology of Abused Drugs considers the role of toxicology in the investigation of homicide, suicide, accident, natural death, and overdose. It gives practical insights and case reviews on conducting toxicology tests and completing toxicology reports. It explains chain of custody; specimen collection and security; sampling of blood, urine, bile, and vitreous humor; and the selection of post-mortem specimens. Analyzing various testing procedures, the book covers sim

Author: Steven B. Karch MD FFFLM
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: second, handbook, abuse, drug
Number of Pages: 1288
Published: 2006-12-21
List price: $199.95
ISBN-10: 0849316901
ISBN-13: 9780849316906

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 ethical, legal, and practical issues involved.Dr. Karch gathers contributions from 80 leading experts in their respective fields to update and revise this second edition with more than 40 percent new material. New topics include genetic testing in dr

Author: Steven B. Karch MD FFFLM
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: testing, drug, workplace
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2007-10-08
List price: $87.95
ISBN-10: 1420054481
ISBN-13: 9781420054484

Extracted from the Drug Abuse Handbook, 2nd edition, to give you just the information you need at an affordable price. Using sample protocols from the transportation and nuclear power industries, Workplace Drug Testing reviews current federal regulations and mandatory guidelines for federal workplace testing programs and demonstrates practical techniques for specimen collection and laboratory testing. The book compares workplace testing outside the US including protocols, attitude surveys, and legislation from Europe, Australia and South America. Chapters include analytical approaches for samp

Author: Steven B. Karch MD FFFLM
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: drugs, abused, neurochemistry
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2007-10-09
List price: $87.95
ISBN-10: 1420054414
ISBN-13: 9781420054415

Extracted from the Drug Abuse Handbook, 2nd edition, to give you just the information you need at an affordable price. Beginning with a detailed look at individual drugs and their effects on the brain, Neurochemistry of Abused Drugs considers the changes in neurotransmitter levels and discusses the relationship of these changes to the nature and phenomenon of addiction. New studies highlight the addictive capacity of nicotine as well as introduce novel compounds that may aid in tobacco cessation. Chapters examine nicotine dependant neuroplasticity and the various neurochemical substrates that

Author: Steven B. Karch MD FFFLM
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: abuse, drug, complications, medical, addiction
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2007-10-09
List price: $89.95
ISBN-10: 1420054430
ISBN-13: 9781420054439

Extracted from the Drug Abuse Handbook, 2nd edition, to give you just the information you need at an affordable price. Addiction and the Medical Complications of Drug Abuse explores the physiological and psychological phenomenon of addiction including the nature of dependence, the dependence potential of drugs, and the importance of motivation. Contributions analyze the practice of substitute prescribing and detail the immediate and long term benefits of their use in maintenance or controlled withdrawal from opioids, stimulants, and benzodiazepines. It considers the use of methadone, buprenorp

Author: Steven B. Karch MD FFFLM
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: abuse, drug, criminalistics, toxicogenetics, pathology
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2007-10-09
List price: $89.95
ISBN-10: 1420054554
ISBN-13: 9781420054552

Extracted from the Drug Abuse Handbook, 2nd edition, to give you just the information you need at an affordable price. Pathology, Toxicogenetics, and Criminalistics of Drug Abuse presents a detailed introduction to the cutting-edge advances in this emerging field. Beginning with a definition and explanation of the scheduling of controlled substances, the book covers all illicit drugs, as well as several legitimate pharmaceutical preparations that are used illicitly, including steroids. It describes in detail the most common pathologic syndromes seen in the hearts, lungs, and central nervous s

Author: Steven B. Karch MD FFFLM
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: second, cocaine, history, brief
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2005-09-28
List price: $51.95
ISBN-10: 0849397758
ISBN-13: 9780849397752

A Brief History of Cocaine, Second Edition provides a fascinating historical insight into the reasons why cocaine use is increasing in popularity and why the rise of the cocaine trade is tightly linked with the rise of terrorism The author illustrates the challenges faced by today’s governments and explains why current anti-drug efforts have had only a limited effect on this global market.This updated edition reexamines the impact of cocaine production, trade, and consumption on society beginning in the 16th century. It shows how the commercialization of cocaine was driven by cartels of