Drug Abuse HandbookSteven B. Karch, MD, FFFLM This is the handbook that professionals who deal with problems related to drugs and drug abuse have been waiting for. The impressive list of more than 80 contributors, each experts and leaders in their field, testifies to the importance of this outstanding new handbook. The volume contains detailed discussions of drug-related issues in criminalistics, pathology, and toxicology. Impairment testing and the pharmacokinetics of abused drugs are examined in detail, as is the field of workplace drug testing, the use of alternate testing matrices, drugs in sports, addiction medicine, and drug-related medical emergencies. The handbook focuses on the most urgent drug abuse-related problems of today Whether you are approaching the issue of drug abuse from a medical, psychological, toxicological, or legal perspective, the Drug Abuse Handbook is the most authoritative and complete resource available. |
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... ( MDMA ) . 4. Pink with aspirin . 5. Yellow with diphenhydramine . A thin - layer chromatographic ( TLC ) analysis , which detects a systematic pattern of colored bands , can then be employed as an additional test.6,7 Though it is not ...
... ( MDMA ) . 4. Pink with aspirin . 5. Yellow with diphenhydramine . A thin - layer chromatographic ( TLC ) analysis , which detects a systematic pattern of colored bands , can then be employed as an additional test.6,7 Though it is not ...
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... ( MDMA ) H N - CH3 sont H2C Figure 1.4.4 Chemical structure of mescaline . Mescaline NH2 H3CO CH3 H3CO OCH3 Methamphetamine H N - CH3 CH3 NH 2 " buttons " . The buttons were used to relieve fatigue and hunger , and to treat victims of ...
... ( MDMA ) H N - CH3 sont H2C Figure 1.4.4 Chemical structure of mescaline . Mescaline NH2 H3CO CH3 H3CO OCH3 Methamphetamine H N - CH3 CH3 NH 2 " buttons " . The buttons were used to relieve fatigue and hunger , and to treat victims of ...
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... ( MDMA ) follows the same synthetic protocols as the less complicated phenethylamines . The clandestine laboratory operator or research chemist selectively adds one N - methy group , an N , N - dimethyl group , an N - ethyl group , an N ...
... ( MDMA ) follows the same synthetic protocols as the less complicated phenethylamines . The clandestine laboratory operator or research chemist selectively adds one N - methy group , an N , N - dimethyl group , an N - ethyl group , an N ...
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... MDMA are shown in Figures 1.4.9.4 and 1.4.9.5 The identification of the phenethylamines in the laboratory requires great care because of the chemical and molecular similarities of the exhibits . IR combined with MS and NMR -CH = CHCH 3 ...
... MDMA are shown in Figures 1.4.9.4 and 1.4.9.5 The identification of the phenethylamines in the laboratory requires great care because of the chemical and molecular similarities of the exhibits . IR combined with MS and NMR -CH = CHCH 3 ...
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... MDMA HNCH 3 -CH2CHCH3 Figure 1.4.9.5 Clandestine laboratory synthesis of 3,4 - methylenedioxymethamphetamine ( MDMA ) spectrometry provide the most specificity in the identifications of phenethylamines in the forensic science laboratory ...
... MDMA HNCH 3 -CH2CHCH3 Figure 1.4.9.5 Clandestine laboratory synthesis of 3,4 - methylenedioxymethamphetamine ( MDMA ) spectrometry provide the most specificity in the identifications of phenethylamines in the forensic science laboratory ...
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