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The Pathology of Drug Abuse - Couverture rigide

Karch, Steven B.; Drummer, Olaf

 
9780849303432: The Pathology of Drug Abuse
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0849303435 ISBN 13 : 9780849303432
Editeur : CRC Press Inc, 2001

Synopsis

AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION FROM THE SOURCE YOU TRUST

The third edition of Karch's Pathology of Drug Abuse continues to provide a comprehensive yet accessible guide to the pathology, toxicology, and pharmacology of commonly abused drugs. As in previous editions, the focus remains on the investigation of drug-related deaths and on practical approaches to the detection of drug abuse. It covers in detail the clinical consequences of drug usage and provides the latest information on clinical aspects of drug abuse. This well-written, extensively referenced resource supplies a mixture of clinical information and pathology findings.

SEE WHAT'S NEW IN THE THIRD EDITION:

  • New information on methamphetamine abuse
  • New chapter on GHB, ketamine, and select herbal hallucinogens
  • New micrographs showing pathology of drug related deaths
  • Over 1000 new references
  • The mechanism of sudden death in cocaine users and overdose in heroin abusers
  • Toxicology and pathology of ephedrine
  • Neurochemistry of excited delirium
  • Psychotic behavior in stimulant abusers

    About the author: Steven B. Karch has appeared as an expert witness in international cases, including advice to counsel in the Harold Shipman murder trial. He is an assistant medical examiner in San Francisco, where he consults on cases of drug-related deaths. He received his bachelors degree from Brown University, did graduate work in cell biology and biophysics at Stanford, and received his M.D. from Tulane University Medical School.

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    Présentation de l'éditeur

    AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION FROM THE SOURCE YOU TRUST

    The third edition of Karch's Pathology of Drug Abuse continues to provide a comprehensive yet accessible guide to the pathology, toxicology, and pharmacology of commonly abused drugs. As in previous editions, the focus remains on the investigation of drug-related deaths and on practical approaches to the detection of drug abuse. It covers in detail the clinical consequences of drug usage and provides the latest information on clinical aspects of drug abuse. This well-written, extensively referenced resource supplies a mixture of clinical information and pathology findings.

    SEE WHAT'S NEW IN THE THIRD EDITION:

  • New information on methamphetamine abuse
  • New chapter on GHB, ketamine, and select herbal hallucinogens
  • New micrographs showing pathology of drug related deaths
  • Over 1000 new references
  • The mechanism of sudden death in cocaine users and overdose in heroin abusers
  • Toxicology and pathology of ephedrine
  • Neurochemistry of excited delirium
  • Psychotic behavior in stimulant abusers

    About the author: Steven B. Karch has appeared as an expert witness in international cases, including advice to counsel in the Harold Shipman murder trial. He is an assistant medical examiner in San Francisco, where he consults on cases of drug-related deaths. He received his bachelors degree from Brown University, did graduate work in cell biology and biophysics at Stanford, and received his M.D. from Tulane University Medical School.

    • Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

    Éditeur
    CRC Press Inc
    Date d'édition
    2001
    Langue
    anglais
    ISBN 10 
    0849303435
    ISBN 13 
    9780849303432
    Reliure
    Relié
    Numéro d'édition
    3
    Nombre de pages
    624
    Coordonnées du fabricant
    non disponible
    Personne responsable
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