Karch, Steven B.
Karch's pathology of drug abuse / Pathology of drug abuse Steven B. Karch. - 4th ed. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2009. - xxv, 709 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cocaine -- Natural Stimulants -- Synthetic Stimulants -- Hallucinogens -- Opiates and Opioids -- Dissociative Anesthetics -- Anabolic Steroids -- Solvents -- Marijuana -- Conversion Formulas -- Blood Alcohol Concentrations -- Volume of Distribution Calculations -- Normal Heart Weights. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. App. 1. App. 2. App. 3. App. 4.
"Organized to assist forensic investigators and pathologists, this book focuses on the investigation of drug-related deaths and practical approaches to the detection of drug abuse. This new edition: examines the role of genetic diversity in the diagnosis of drug-related toxicity and the role of DNA testing in determining cause of death; offers new findings regarding the molecular biology and toxicogenetics of cocaine and heroin; and explores unique medical syndromes adn histological alterations associated with all of the most commonly abused drugs."--BOOK JACKET.
084937880X (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780849378805 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2008039584
101483743 DNLM
Drug abuse--Pathophysiology.
Drugs of abuse--Toxicology.
Substance-Related Disorders--physiopathology.
Anabolic Agents--adverse effects.
Cocaine--adverse effects.
Designer Drugs--adverse effects.
Narcotics--adverse effects.
Substance-Related Disorders--history.
RM316 / .K37 2009
615/.78 K18P
WM 270 / K18k 2009
Karch's pathology of drug abuse / Pathology of drug abuse Steven B. Karch. - 4th ed. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2009. - xxv, 709 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cocaine -- Natural Stimulants -- Synthetic Stimulants -- Hallucinogens -- Opiates and Opioids -- Dissociative Anesthetics -- Anabolic Steroids -- Solvents -- Marijuana -- Conversion Formulas -- Blood Alcohol Concentrations -- Volume of Distribution Calculations -- Normal Heart Weights. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. App. 1. App. 2. App. 3. App. 4.
"Organized to assist forensic investigators and pathologists, this book focuses on the investigation of drug-related deaths and practical approaches to the detection of drug abuse. This new edition: examines the role of genetic diversity in the diagnosis of drug-related toxicity and the role of DNA testing in determining cause of death; offers new findings regarding the molecular biology and toxicogenetics of cocaine and heroin; and explores unique medical syndromes adn histological alterations associated with all of the most commonly abused drugs."--BOOK JACKET.
084937880X (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780849378805 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2008039584
101483743 DNLM
Drug abuse--Pathophysiology.
Drugs of abuse--Toxicology.
Substance-Related Disorders--physiopathology.
Anabolic Agents--adverse effects.
Cocaine--adverse effects.
Designer Drugs--adverse effects.
Narcotics--adverse effects.
Substance-Related Disorders--history.
RM316 / .K37 2009
615/.78 K18P
WM 270 / K18k 2009
