The fifth edition of the best-selling Principles in Forensic Toxicology continues in the tradition of excellence in academic publishing. With over 10 years of classroom-tested and continually updated content, the new edition contains significant updates and 7 new chapters on new topics including drug-facilitated crimes, derivatization, quantitation, measurement uncertainty/traceability, statistics, oral fluid testing, and drugs in embalmed specimens. Part One covers the major sub-disciplines of forensic toxicology in addition to pharmacological concepts. Part Two addresses specimen preparation, laboratory testing and instrumental analysis, while Part Three discusses common analytes including cocaine, opioids, alcohol, and marijuana.  Adopted  for courses in many of the top universities for forensic science and used by respected medical examiner's offices and crime laboratories worldwide, Principles of Forensic Toxicology prepares the next generation of forensic toxicologists and continues to be an important reference in professional practice.

Part 1: Introduction

Post Mortem Forensic Toxicology
Human Performance Toxicology
Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault
Forensic Drug Testing
Performance enhancing Drug Testing
Drug Testing in Pain Management
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Part II. Specimen Preparation
Spectrophotometry
Chromatography
Derivatization
Immunoassy
Mass Spectrometry
Quantitation
Method Validation
Measurement Uncertainty and Traceability
Statistics in Forensic Toxicology
Part III Analytes
Alcohol
Benzodiazapines
Gammahydroxybutyric acid,- Miscellaneous Central Nervous System Depressants
Opioids
Cocanie
Cannabis
Amphetamines-Sympathomimetic Amines,- Hallucinogens and Psychedelics
Antidepressants and Neuroleptics
Miscellaneous Therapeutic Drugs
Carbon Monoxide/Cyanide
Inhalants
Metals
Part III Special Topics
Stability of Drugs of Abuse in Biological Systems
Postmortem Redistribution of Drugs
Postmortem Clinical Testing
Pharmacogenomics
Hair Drug Testing
Oral Fluid Testing
Meconium Drug Testing
Drugs in Embalmed Tissues.