Edited by Sue Jickells - Senior Lecturer, King's College London, Department of Forensic Science and Drug Monitoring, London, UK and Adam Negrusz - Associate Professor, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA


This invaluable textbook, written by international experts, covers all the main elements of forensic toxicology and analytical toxicology techniques as well as the important parts of pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, and pharmacology in general, with a particular focus on drugs of abuse.

Based on Volume 1 of Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons, 3E, the definite source of analytical data for drugs and poisons, the chapters have been re-edited and updated to include the analysis of alternative specimens in workplace drug testing for a student audience with new chapters on:
in utero exposure to drugs
drug facilitated sexual assault.


Clarke's Analytical Forensic Toxicology is an excellent introduction to the subject for students of forensic science, forensic toxicology and analytical chemistry. It will also be of interest to academics teaching these courses and a detailed resource for those working in forensic science laboratories.



Contents:
1. Introduction to Forensic Toxicology: 2. Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism: 3. Drugs of Abuse: 4. Other Substances Encountered in Forensic Toxicology: 5. Workplace Drug Testing: 6. Alternative Specimens: 7. Postmortem Toxicology: 8. Clinical Toxicology: 9. Drug Abuse in Sport: 10. Toxicological Investigation of Drug-facilitated Sex Assault: 11. Alcohol Drugs and Driving: 12. Forensic Chemistry and Solid Dosage Form Identification: 13. Colour Tests: 14. Imunoassays: 15. UV, Visible and Fluorescence Spectophotometry: 16. Infrared and Near Infrared Spectrophotometry: 17.Raman Spectroscopy: 18. Gas Chromatography: 19. High Performance Liquid Chromatography: 20. Capillary Electrophoresis: 21. Mass Spectroscopy: 22. Emerging Techniques: 23. Analytical Quality Control and Assessment: : :