Karch's Pathology of Drug Abuse

Name: Karch's Pathology of Drug Abuse
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ISBN: 9780849303432

ISBN-10: 0849303435

ISBN-13: 9780849303432

Edition: 3rd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Steven B. Karch, Steven Strauss

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Description:

This is a hands-on guide to the pathology, toxicology and pharmacology of commonly abused drugs. Practical and easy to use, it emphasises realistic approaches for detecting drug abuse and for investigating drug-related deaths.

Book details

List price: $152.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: CRC Press
Publication date: 12/26/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 568
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.486
Language: English




Cocaine



Incidence



Epidemiology



History



Cultivation and manufacture



Drug constants



Routes of ingestion



Metabolism of cocaine and its metabolites



Problems of test interpretation



Cocaine tissue disposition



Cocaine's effects on catecholamine and the heart



External markers of cocaine abuse



Toxicity by organ system



When is cocaine the cause of death?



Natural stimulants



Absinthe



Caffeine



Ephedrine



Khat



Synthetic stimulants



Amphetamine and methamphetamine



Methylphenidate (Ritalin)



Phenylpropanolamine



Fenfluramine



Hallucinogens



Introduction



Incidence



Phenylethylamine derivatives



Substituted amphetamines (phenylisopropylamines)



Phenylalkylamines



Opiates



Incidence



Epidemiology



Classification of narcotic agents



History of opiate abuse



Cultivation and manufacture



Opiate classification



Interpretation of opiate blood and tissue concentrations



Medical consequences of opiate abuse



Disassociative anesthetics



Phencyclidine (PCP)



Ketamine



[gamma]-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB)



Anabolic steroids



Incidence



Epidemiology



History



Steroid abuse



Pharmacology



Steroid-related disorders



Detecting steroid abuse



Solvents



Incidence



Epidemiology



General considerations



Absorption and tissue disposition



Clinical syndromes


Appendices



Conversion formulas



Blood alcohol concentrations



Volume of distribution calculations



Normal heart weights


Index