Ebook: The Analysis of Controlled Substances

Aimed at students and practitioners in the forensic sciences, this text describes the different techniques that can be employed for the analysis of drugs of abuse. The volume opens with a discussion of drug use trends, control, and analysis in the UK, Australia, and the US. Each of the remaining eight chapters covers the identification and analysis of a particular drug or class of drug (LSD, psilocybin, pharmaceutical drugs, etc.). Cole is with Anglia Polytechnic U. in Cambridge, UK. Annotation c2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR