Clarke's Analytical Forensic Toxicology

Clarke's Analytical Forensic Toxicology
First edition
Edited by Sue Jickells - Senior Lecturer, University of East Anglia, London, UK and Adam Negrusz, Associate Professor, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

This invaluable textbook, written by international experts, covers all the main elements of forensic toxicology and analytical toxicology techniques as well as the important parts of pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, and pharmacology in general, with a particular focus on drugs of abuse.

Based on Volume 1 of Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons, 3E, the definitive source of analytical data for drugs and poisons, the chapters have been re-edited and updated to include the analysis of alternative specimens in workplace drug testing for a student audience with new chapters on:

in utero exposure to drugs
drug facilitated sexual assault.

Clarke's Analytical Forensic Toxicology is an excellent introduction to the subject for students of forensic science, forensic toxicology and analytical chemistry. It will also be of interest to academics teaching these courses and a detailed resource for those working in forensic science laboratories.

Reviews:
24-Jul-09, Doody's Notes:
'This book combines the pertinent subjects from the larger text with significant new chapters of more current interest, such as in-utero drug exposures and drug-facilitated sexual assault...it is a useful review for forensic toxicology in general, and an excellent explanation of the various techniques in analytical forensic toxicology. Practicing clinical toxicologists will find it a welcome addition to their references...it also covers the most important areas toxicologists will encounter, namely drug and alcohol impaired driving, sport toxicology, workplace drug testing, and postmortem toxicology. In-depth chapters cover all major analytical methods (i.e., immunoassay, GC, HPLC, MS, etc.), which practicing toxicologists will find useful'
Michael G Holland, Doody's Notes, 24th July 2009

01-May-09, Bulletin of the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists:
'Affordable, comprehensive reference for students, researchers and both budding and practicing laboratory scientists...A very useful look up guide to what's what in techniques, drugs, metabolites, reagents and other things forensic. It's very easy on the eye with abbreviations in bold blue...öClarkeö is essential reading matter for the forensic and clinical toxicologist. This edition, in soft cover, is very well presented and covers an exhaustive range of both esoteric and general topics'.
Dr John Lewis, Bulletin of the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists Volume XXXIX Number 1

01-Jan-09, Trends in Analytical Chemistry:
'The structure of the book is a wealthy mixture of problem-orientated and methodology orientated approach and covers all important aspects of the field.'
Sandor Gorog, Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2009

Contents:
1. Introduction to Forensic Toxicology: 2. Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism: 3. Drugs of Abuse: 4. Other Substances Encountered in Forensic Toxicology: 5. Workplace Drug Testing: 6. Alternative Specimens: 7. Postmortem Toxicology: 8. Clinical Toxicology: 9. Drug Abuse in Sport: 10. Toxicological Investigation of Drug-facilitated Sex Assault: 11. Alcohol Drugs and Driving: 12. Forensic Chemistry and Solid Dosage Form Identification: 13. Colour Tests: 14. Imunoassays: 15. UV, Visible and Fluorescence Spectophotometry: 16. Infrared and Near Infrared Spectrophotometry: 17.Raman Spectroscopy: 18. Gas Chromatography: 19. High Performance Liquid Chromatography: 20. Capillary Electrophoresis: 21. Mass Spectroscopy: 22. Emerging Techniques: 23. Analytical Quality Control and Assessment: : :