Karch's Pathology of Drug Abuse

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COCAINE
Incidence
Epidemiology
History
Cultivation and Manufacture
Drug Constants
Routes of Ingestion
Metabolism of Cocaine and Its Metabolites
Problems of Test Interpretation
Cocaine Tissue Disposition
Cocaine's Effects on Catecholamine and the Heart
External Markers of Cocaine Abuse
Toxicity by Organ System
When is Cocaine the Cause of Death?

OTHER NATURALLY OCCURRING STIMULANTS
Absinthe
Caffeine
Ephedrine
Khat

SYNTHETIC STIMULANTS
Amphetamine and Methamphetamine
Methylphenidate (Ritalin™)
Phenylpropanolamine
Fenfluramine

HALLUCINOGENS
Phenylethylamine Derivatives
Substituted Amphetamines (Phenylisopropylamines)
Phenylalkylamines

NARCOTICS
Incidence
Epidemiology
Classification of Narcotic Agents
History of Opiate Abuse
Cultivation and Manufacture
Opiate Classification
Interpretation of Blood and Tissue Concentrations
Medical Consequences of Opiate Abuse
Pulmonary Disorders

DISASSOCIATIVE ANESTHETICS
Phencyclidine
Ketamine
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)

ANABOLIC STEROIDS
Incidence
Epidemiology
History
Steroid Abuse
Pharmacology
Steroid-related Disorders
Detecting Steroid Abuse

SOLVENTS
Incidence
Epidemiology
General considerations
Absorption and tissue disposition
Clinical syndromes

Appendix 1: Conversion Formulas
Appendix 2: Blood Alcohol Concentrations
Appendix 3: Volume of Distribution Calculations
Appendix 4: Normal Heart Weights

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