Karch, Steven B. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>084937880X (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780849378805 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008039584 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101483743  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Drug abuse--Pathophysiology.<br/>Drugs of abuse--Toxicology.<br/>Substance-Related Disorders--physiopathology.<br/>Anabolic Agents--adverse effects.<br/>Cocaine--adverse effects.<br/>Designer Drugs--adverse effects.<br/>Narcotics--adverse effects.<br/>Substance-Related Disorders--history.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RM316  / .K37 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>615/.78 K18P 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WM 270  / K18k 2009