Principles of Forensic Toxicology

Part 1: Introduction.- Post Mortem Forensic Toxicology.- Human Performance Toxicology.- Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault.- Forensic Drug Testing.- Performance enhancing Drug Testing.- Drug Testing in Pain Management.- Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.- Part II. Specimen Preparation.- Spectrophotometry.- Chromatography.- Derivatization.- Immunoassy.- Mass Spectrometry.- Quantitation.- Method Validation.- Measurement Uncertainty and Traceability.- Statistics in Forensic Toxicology.- Part III Analytes.- Alcohol.- Benzodiazapines.- Gammahydroxybutyric acid, - Miscellaneous Central Nervous System Depressants.- Opioids.- Cocanie.- Cannabis.- Amphetamines-Sympathomimetic Amines, - Hallucinogens and Psychedelics.- Antidepressants and Neuroleptics.- Miscellaneous Therapeutic Drugs.- Carbon Monoxide/Cyanide.- Inhalants.- Metals.- Part III Special Topics.- Stability of Drugs of Abuse in Biological Systems.- Postmortem Redistribution of Drugs.- Postmortem Clinical Testing.- Pharmacogenomics.- Hair Drug Testing.- Oral Fluid Testing.- Meconium Drug Testing.- Drugs in Embalmed Tissue