Medical-Legal Aspects Abused Substances
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Medical-Legal Aspects of Abused Substances: Old & New—Licit & Illicit
Editors: Marcelline Burns Ph.D., Thomas E Page M.A. Contributors: Ph.D. Sevil Atasoy, Ph.D. Tanil M. Baskan, Inspector Martin Boorman, Nina J. Emerson, Peter Gerstenzang, Officer Clark John, Ph.D. Sarah Kerrigan, Officer Chuck Matson, Ph.D. Joel M. Mayer, M.D. Morris Odell, Trinka Porrata, Eric Sills, Ph.D. Philip Swann
ISBN 10: 978-1-930056-83-1
ISBN 13: 978-1-930056-83-1
Copyright Date Ed: July 26, 2005
Pages: 248
Binding Information: casebound
Size: 6" X 9" Inches
Availability: In stock.
Price: $79.00
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If you handle cases involving substance abuse or need detalied information on newly compounded substances, as well as re-discovered drugs of abuse such as Ecstasy, Meth, PCP, Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate, one of the most common “Date Rape" drugs, and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids popular with today’s athletes, this is your reference of choice. Its extensive chapters are devoted to the above substances as well as other popular drugs of abuse.
The authors discuss the role of law enforcement officers ....
in abused substance cases, double standards in enforcing substance abuse laws, driving under the influence of drugs as opposed to alcohol, and legal and prosecution perspectives regarding these drug cases. This book contains much valuable information and is a must for anyone who regularly deals with prosecuting or defending substance abuse cases.
As drug use is an international problem, the authors also present case studies of Turkey and Australia’s laws pertaining to abused substances and driving, and how they were developed. This information is particularly valuable to those involved in the creation of substance abuse legislation, here in the US and around the world.
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