The Forensic Pharmacology of Drugs of Abuse

By Olaf Drummer

This book reviews the five main classes of drugs of abuse that figure prominently in forensic work: alcohol; the benzodiazepines; the opoids including heroin; the stimulants including amphetamines and cocaine; and cannabis. Drawing upon clinical case histories it offers a definitive account of the pharmacological, pharmacokinetic and toxicological properties of the most common drugs of abuse that require expert evidence in court.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340762578
• ISBN13: 9780340762578
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Length: 480 Pages