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Karch's
Pathology of Drug Abuse
Third Edition
Steven
B Karch
568 pages, hardcover
2001, CRC
Press/Taylor & Francis
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About
the author
Authoritative
information from the source you trust
· Provides
the latest information on clinical aspects of drug abuse
· Reviews
unique medical syndromes and histological alterations associated
with each drug
· Covers
the toxicology, pharmacology, and pharmacokinetics of each drug
· Explains
the origin and history of each drug and how they evolved into
drugs of abuse
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.
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.
Reviews
"All
healthcare practitioners and organizations need this book. …
I love the organization and detail. Thorough does not do the detail
justice. If every pathologist were as dedicated to a task as Dr.
Karch has demonstrated in his preparation of the third edition,
there would be fewer errors in the forensic aspects of the judicial
system. … I congratulate Dr. Karch for the best work ever
written on drug abuse."
- Charles L. Winek, Ph.D., Toxicology Editor, Forensic Science
International
"…
a mine of information about the pathology and toxicology of drugs
of misuse. … It is essential for any healthcare professional
involved in the care, clinical management, or autopsy of drug
misusers to have a clear understanding of how a particular drug
affects the body, short-term and long-term, and what relevance
the metabolism of the drug has to its clinical manifestation.
This book provides all the answers. … Dr. Karch is to be
congratulated on producing the best and most readable book I have
seen on the subjects included and I recommend it to anyone who
works in any way with drug misusers or the investigation of drug
related deaths or illness."
- Jason Payne-James, Editor, Journal of Forensic Clinical
Medicine
"Karch's
book is well illustrated and extensively referenced…I warmly
recommend it to anyone who deals in any capacity with the effects
of substance misuse."
- Chris Milroy, Medico-Legal Centre, Watery Street, Sheffield,
UK
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Related books:
Medical Legal Aspects of Alcohol
Medical-Legal
Aspects of Abused Substances
Methamphetamine
Use: Clinical and Forensic Aspects
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