Karch's pathology of drug abuse. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Authors: Karch, Steven B; Drummer, Olaf H
• Contents: Cocaine; Prevalence of Abuse; Epidemiology; History; Current Affairs; Metabolism of Cocaine and Its Metabolites; Fetal Metabolism; Routes of Ingestion; Problems of Cocaine Test Interpretation; Cocaine Adulterants; Cocaine Tissue Disposition and Postmortem Redistribution; Electrophysiology of Sudden Death in Cocaine Abusers; External Markers of Cocaine Abuse; Skin Toxicity; Cardiovascular System: General Overview; Excited Delirium Syndrome; Cocaine-Associated Pulmonary Disease; Neurologic Disorders: Introduction; Renal Disease; Hematologic Abnormalities; Hormonal Alterations; Immune System Abnormalities; Gastrointestinal Disorders; Analytic and Forensic Toxicology; Pregnancy Interactions; When Is Cocaine the Cause of Death?; References; ; Natural Stimulants; Absinthe; Caffeine; Ephedrine; References; ; Synthetic Stimulants; Amphetamines; Methylphenidate; Captagon; Other Stimulants; New Synthetic Stimulants; Cathinone; Structural Analogs of Cathinone; References; ; Hallucinogens; Introduction; Production and Consumption; Tryptamine Derivatives; Hallucinogenic Amphetamines; Phenylalkylamines; Psilocybin; α-Ethyltryptamine; Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; References; ; Opiates and Opioids; Worldwide Opium Consumption; Epidemiology; Classifying Narcotic and Nonnarcotic Agents; History; Cultivation and Manufacture; Heroin Diluents and Adulterants; Prices and Purity; Morphine and Heroin; Tissue Disposition; Interpretation of Opiate Blood and Tissue Concentrations; Synthetic Opioids: General Considerations; Medical Consequences of Opiate Abuse; Bioanalytic Considerations; References; ; Dissociative Anesthetics; Introduction to Dissociative Anesthetics; Phencyclidine; Methoxetamine; Ketamine; Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate and Related Substances; Pregabalin; Salvia divinorum; Dextromethorphan; Propofol; References; ; Anabolic–Androgenic Steroids; Prevalence and Epidemiology; History; Pharmacology; Testosterone and Aging; Patterns of Steroid Abuse; Testosterone and Nandrolone; Other Abused Steroids; Legitimate Indications for Dispensing Anabolic–Androgenic Steroids; Steroid-Related Disorders; Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators; Detecting Steroid Abuse in the Living; Postmortem Analysis; References; ; Solvents; Incidence and Epidemiology; General Considerations: Availability and Types of Products; Disposition: Absorption and Tissue Concentrations; Pharmacology and Toxicology; Clinical Syndromes; Toxicology; References; ; Marijuana; Botany; Epidemiology; Pharmacology; Metabolism and Disposition; Detection Times; Cardiovascular Effects; Pulmonary Complications; Synthetic Cannabinoids; Selective THC Agents; Postmortem Considerations; Toxicology; References; ; Appendix A: Conversion Formulas; ; Appendix B: Blood Ethanol Concentrations; ; Appendix C: Volume of Distribution Calculations; ; Appendix D: Methods for Determining Normal Heart Weight; ; Appendix E: Normal Organ Weights; ; Appendix F: Collecting and Documenting Pills from the Scene of a Death
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 615.78; Drug abuse; Drug abuse -- Pathophysiology; Drugs -- Toxicology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439861479
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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