Karch's pathology of drug abuse

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Title:

Karch's pathology of drug abuse

Author:

Karch, Steven B.

ISBN:

9780849378805

Personal Author:

Karch, Steven B.

Edition:

4th ed.

Publication Information:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2009.

Physical Description:

xxv, 709 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Contents:

Cocaine -- Natural stimulants -- Synthetic stimulants -- Hallucinogens --Opiates and opioids -- Dissociative anesthetics -- Anabolic steroids -- Solvents -- Marijuana -- Appendix 1: Conversion formulas -- Appendix 2: Blood alcohol concentrations -- Appendix 3: Volume of distribution calculations -- Appendix 4: Normal heart weights.

Subject Term:

Drug abuse -- Pathophysiology.

Drugs of abuse -- Toxicology.

Substance abuse -- physiopathology.

Anabolic Agents -- adverse effects.

Cocaine -- adverse effects.

Designer Drugs -- adverse effects.

Narcotics -- adverse effects.

Substance abuse -- history.

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Summary

Written for practitioners in the field, this critically acclaimed bestseller provides authoritative information focused on the investigation of drug-related deaths and practical approaches to the detection of drug abuse. Organized to provide forensic investigators and pathologists with ready access to the authoritative and comprehensive information they need, Karch's Pathology of Drug Abuse, Fourth Edition includes--

* 171 new color photos and microphotographs

* 46 tables of comparative information

* 2,000 new references to the literature

Authored by a World-Renowned Forensic Pathologist

Steven B. Karch is a fellow in several forensic and

toxicological societies and has served many years as consultant

to both the legal community and the pharmaceutical

industry in the United States and the United Kingdom.

His bestselling resources can be found on the bookshelves

of forensic experts and pathologists across the world. They

include the classic Drug Abuse Handbook , and A Brief

History of Cocaine , both in their second editions, available

from CRC Press.