The fifth edition of Principles of Forensic Toxicology provides a current, thorough introduction to forensic toxicology. This textbook is designed for professionals and students in the forensic sciences and covers both theoretical and practical aspects of the field.
The content is divided into three parts: core topics and pharmacological concepts, specimen preparation and laboratory analysis, and discussion of important analytes such as cocaine, opioids, alcohol, and marijuana. This edition also includes seven new chapters on current topics such as drug-facilitated crimes, derivatization, quantification, measurement uncertainty, statistics, oral fluid tests, and drugs in embalmed specimens.
The fifth edition is used worldwide at leading universities as well as by medical researchers and police services. The book therefore serves as an indispensable reference for the development of the next generation of forensic toxicologists.