Forensic Issues in Alcohol Testing

Steven B. Karch MD FFFLM, Alan Wayne Jones, Christopher S. Martin, Derrick J. Pounder, Anders Helander, John Robert Zettl

ISBN 10: 1420054457 / ISBN 13: 9781420054453

Edité par CRC Press 2007-10-11, 2007

N° de réf. du vendeur 6666-TNFPD-9781420054453

Synopsis :

Extracted from the Drug Abuse Handbook, 2^nd edition, to give you just the information you need at an affordable price.

Forensic Issues in Alcohol Testing offers concise and focused information specific to the interests of forensic scientists and clinical and forensic toxicologists. It analyzes the acute effects of alcohol intoxication and the methods by which investigators can measure alcohol concentration in blood, urine, and breath. It considers extenuating circumstances affecting acute impairment by detailing the disposition and fate of alcohol in the body as well as the factors influencing absorption, distribution, and elimination. Specific chapters address difficulties in measuring and interpreting post-mortem alcohol concentrations due to poor quality of specimen, sampling site differences, and post-mortem diffusion or synthesis. Recent advances in biochemical testing make it possible to quantitate chronic alcohol ingestion, and the book analyzes the efficacy of these tests as evaluators of dependence or potential for dependence.

À propos de l'auteur: Consultant Cardiac Pathologist & Toxicologist, Berkeley, Cal

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Forensic Issues in Alcohol Testing
Éditeur : CRC Press 2007-10-11
Date d'édition : 2007
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : New