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| Series Preface | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acronyms, Abbreviations and Symbols | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Introduction to Drug Trends, Control, Legislation and Analysis | |
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| Introductory Remarks | |
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| International Legislation | |
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| Controlled Substances in the United Kingdom | |
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| Background to the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1971 | |
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| The Provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1971 | |
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| Controlled Substances in the United States | |
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| Controlled Substances in Australia | |
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| The Drug Chemist and Drug Analysis | |
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| Quality Assurance in the Drugs Laboratory | |
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| Presentation of Evidence in Court | |
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| References | |
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| Amphetamine and Related Compounds | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Qualitative Identification of Amphetamines | |
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| Sampling and Physical Description of Amphetamines | |
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| Presumptive Testing of Amphetamines | |
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| Thin Layer Chromatography of Amphetamines | |
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| Definitive Identification of Amphetamines | |
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| Quantification of Amphetamines | |
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| Comparison and Profiling of Amphetamine Samples | |
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| The Leuckart Synthesis of Amphetamine | |
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| The Reductive Amination of Benzyl Methyl Ketone | |
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| The Nitrostyrene Synthesis | |
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| Impurity Extraction and Sample Comparison | |
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| References | |
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| The Analysis of LSD | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Qualitative Identification of LSD | |
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| Sampling and Physical Description of LSD Blotter Acid | |
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| Extraction of LSD Prior to Analysis | |
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| Presumptive Testing for LSD | |
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| Thin Layer Chromatography of Samples Containing LSD | |
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| Confirmatory Tests for the Presence of LSD | |
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| References | |
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| Cannabis sativa and Products | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Origins, Sources and Manufacture of Cannabis | |
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| Analytical Sequence, Bulk and Trace Sampling Procedures | |
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| Qualitative Identification of Cannabis | |
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| Identification of Herbal Material | |
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| Identification of Other Materials | |
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| Comparison of Cannabis Samples | |
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| References | |
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| Diamorphine and Heroin | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Origins, Sources and Manufacture of Diamorphine | |
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| Appearance of Heroin and Associated Paraphernalia | |
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| Bulk and Trace Sampling Procedures | |
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| Identification, Quantification and Comparison of Heroin Samples | |
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| Presumptive Tests for Heroin | |
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| Thin Layer Chromatography of Heroin Samples | |
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| Gas Chromatographic--Mass Spectroscopic Identification of Heroin | |
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| Quantification of Heroin Samples | |
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| Comparison of Heroin Samples | |
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| References | |
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| Cocaine | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Origins, Sources and Manufacture of Cocaine | |
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| Extraction and Preparation of Coca Paste | |
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| Synthesis of Pure Cocaine | |
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| Qualitative Identification of Cocaine | |
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| Presumptive Tests for Cocaine | |
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| Thin Layer Chromatography | |
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| Definitive Identification of Cocaine | |
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| Quantification of Cocaine | |
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| Quantification of Cocaine by GC-MS | |
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| Quantification of Cocaine by UV Spectroscopy | |
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| Comparison of Cocaine Samples | |
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| References | |
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| Products from Catha edulis and Lophophora williamsii | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Products of Catha edulis | |
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| Identification, Quantification and Comparison of Khat Samples | |
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| Comparison of Khat Samples | |
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| Products of Lophophora williamsii | |
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| Physical Description and Sampling of Materials | |
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| Presumptive Tests for Mescaline | |
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| TLC Analysis of Mescaline | |
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| HPLC Analysis of Mescaline | |
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| GC-MS Analysis of Mescaline | |
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| Comparison of Peyote Samples | |
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| References | |
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| The Analysis of Psilocybin and Psilocin from Fungi | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Identification of Psilocybin- and Psilocin-Containing Mushrooms | |
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| Identification of Fungal Species from Morphological Characteristics | |
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| Identification of Psilocin and Psilocybin Using Chemical Analysis | |
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| Quantification of Psilocin and Psilocybin by HPLC | |
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| The Identification of Psilocybin- and Psilocin-Containing Fungi Using DNA Profiling | |
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| References | |
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| The Analysis of Controlled Pharmaceutical Drugs--Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Analysis of Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines | |
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| Extraction of Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines from Dose Forms | |
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| Presumptive Tests for Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines | |
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| TLC of Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines | |
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| Confirmatory Analysis of Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines | |
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| Quantification of Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines | |
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| References | |
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| Current Status, Summary and Conclusions | |
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| Current Status of Drug Analysis | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Presumptive (Colour) Tests | |
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| Less-Common Controlled Substances | |
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| Responses to Self-Assessment Questions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Glossary of Terms | |
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| SI Units and Physical Constants | |
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| Periodic Table | |
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| Index | |