| Description |
1 online resource (1267 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Criminalistics: introduction to controlled substances / Joseph P. Bono -- Pathology of drug abuse / edited by Charles V. Wetli -- Pharmacokinetics: drug absorption, distribution, and elimination / Amanda J. Jenkins -- Pharmacodynamics / edited by Stephen J. Heishman -- Alcohol / edited by Alan Wayne Jones -- Neurochemistry of drug abuse / edited by Julie K. Staley and Kelly P. Cosgrove -- Addiction medicine / edited by Kim Wolff -- Medical complications of drug abuse / edited by Neal L. Benowitz -- Sports / edited by Marc D. Bollmann and Martial Saugy -- Workplace testing / edited by Yale H. Caplan and Marilyn A. Huestis -- Point of collection drug testing / edited by Dennis J. Crouch -- Post-mortem toxicology / edited by Henrik Druid -- Toxicogenetics / edited by Steven B. Karch -- Drug law -- Appendices |
| Summary |
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 incl |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Drugs of abuse -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Drug abuse -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Forensic toxicology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Medical jurisprudence.
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Drug testing.
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Forensic toxicology.
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Drug addiction.
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Drug abuse.
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Illicit Drugs -- pharmacology
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Forensic Medicine
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Substance Abuse Detection
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Substance-Related Disorders
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Narcotics
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forensic medicine.
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drug addiction.
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drug abuse.
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MEDICAL -- Drug Guides.
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MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
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MEDICAL -- Pharmacy.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Pharmacology.
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Medical jurisprudence
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Drug testing
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Drug addiction
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Drug abuse
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Drugs of abuse
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Forensic toxicology
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handbooks.
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manuals (instructional materials)
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Karch, Steven B.
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| ISBN |
9781420003468 |
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1420003461 |
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0849316901 |
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9780849316906 |
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