TY  - BOOK
AU  - Karch,Steven B.
TI  - Karch's pathology of drug abuse
SN  - 084937880X (hardcover : alk. paper)
AV  - RM316 .K37 2009
U1  - 615/.78 K18P 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Boca Raton
PB  - CRC Press, 
KW  - Drug abuse
KW  - Pathophysiology
KW  - Drugs of abuse
KW  - Toxicology
KW  - Substance-Related Disorders
KW  - physiopathology
KW  - Anabolic Agents
KW  - adverse effects
KW  - Cocaine
KW  - Designer Drugs
KW  - Narcotics
KW  - history
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Cocaine --; 2; Natural Stimulants --; 3; Synthetic Stimulants --; 4; Hallucinogens --; 5; Opiates and Opioids --; 6; Dissociative Anesthetics --; 7; Anabolic Steroids --; 8; Solvents --; 9; Marijuana --; App. 1; Conversion Formulas --; App. 2; Blood Alcohol Concentrations --; App. 3; Volume of Distribution Calculations --; App. 4; Normal Heart Weights
N2  - "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
ER  -