For pathologists, pharmacologists, drug abuse specialists and toxicologists, this book covers stimulant, opiate and steroid abuse. Each section includes a detailed discussion of how the drug came to be abused, how it is manufactured in clandestine laboratories, and how it is metabolized. (view table of contents)

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