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Forensic Toxicology,

Edition 2 Principles and Concepts

Editors: By Nicholas T. Lappas and Courtney M. Lappas

Publication Date: 27 Dec 2021

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Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Toxicology

The second edition of Forensic Toxicology: Principles and Concepts takes the reader back to the origins of forensic toxicology providing an overview of the largely unchanging principles of the discipline. The text focuses on the major tenets in forensic toxicology, including an introduction to the discipline, principles of forensic toxicology including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug interactions and toxicogenomics, fundamentals of forensic toxicology analysis, types of interpretations based on analytical forensic toxicology results, and reporting from the laboratory to the courtroom. Also included in the second edition is a Unit focused on the forensic toxicology of individual drugs of abuse.

Key Features

Includes significant emphasis on the fundamental principles and concepts of forensic toxicology
Provides students with an introduction to the core tenets of the discipline, focusing on the concepts, strategies, and methodologies utilized by professionals in the field
Coauthored by a forensic toxicologist with over 40 years of experience as a professor who has taught graduate courses in forensic and analytical toxicology and who has served as a consultant and expert witness in civil and criminal cases

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By Nicholas T. Lappas, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA and Courtney M. Lappas, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA, USA

UNIT I: PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY
1. Principles of Pharmacokinetics
2. Principles of Pharmacodynamics
3. Drug Interactions
4. Toxicogenomics

UNIT II: INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY
5. The development of forensic toxicology
6. The Duties and Responsibilities of Forensic Toxicologists
7. Forensic Toxicology Resources
8. The Laboratory

UNIT III: ANALYSIS
9. Analytical Strategy
10. Sample Handling
11. Storage Stability of Analytes
12. Analytical Samples
13. Sample Preparation
14. Methods of Detection, Identification, and Quantitation
15. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
16. Analytical Errors

UNIT IV: INTERPRETATION
17. Types of Interpretations
18. Factors that Influence the Interpretations of Analyte Concentration

UNIT V: REPORTING
19. Reports
20. Testifying

UNIT VI: DRUGS OF ABUSE
21. Ethanol
22. Opioids
23. Morphine
24. Heroin
25. Fentanyls
26. Cannabinoids

UNIT VII: Cases in Toxicology
27. The Case of William Palmer
28. The Case of Marie Bernard
29. The Case of Claus von Bulow
30. Physician Poisoners

Appendix A. Glossary

ISBN: 9780128192863

Page Count: 544

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Upper Level Undergraduate Students and beginning Graduate Students studying Forensic Toxicology and/or Forensic Chemistry