Medical toxicology of drug abuse : synthesized chemicals and psychoactive plants

"This book provides a broad reference covering important drugs of abuse including amphetamines, opiates, and steroids. It also covers psychoactive plants such as caffeine, peyote, and psilocybin. It provides chemical structures, analytical methods, clinical features, and treatments of these dru...

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Main Author: Barceloux, Donald G. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons , c2012
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Summary:"This book provides a broad reference covering important drugs of abuse including amphetamines, opiates, and steroids. It also covers psychoactive plants such as caffeine, peyote, and psilocybin. It provides chemical structures, analytical methods, clinical features, and treatments of these drugs of abuse, serving as a highly useful, in-depth supplement to a general medical toxicology book. The style allows for the easy application of the contents to searchable databases and other electronic products, making this an essential resource for practitioners in medical toxicology, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, pharmaceuticals, environmental organizations, pathology, and related fields."-- Provided by publisher
Physical Description:xix, 1041 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0471727601 (hardback : alk. paper)
9780471727606 (hardback : alk. paper)