Designer Drugs : Chemistry , Analysis , Regulation , Toxicology , Epidemiology and Legislation Of New Psychoactive Substances (Original PDF From Publisher)

Designer Drugs : Chemistry , Analysis , Regulation , Toxicology , Epidemiology and Legislation Of New Psychoactive Substances (Original PDF From Publisher)

Written by Roy Gerona

Designer Drugs: Chemistry, Analysis, Regulation, Toxicology, Epidemiology & Legislation of New Psychoactive Substances is a

publication in the Emerging Issues in Analytical Chemistry series that provides an overview and a guide to procedures for analyzing

designer drugs.

The widespread production and consumption of designer pharmaceuticals poses a significant threat to public health and has

ramifications for society, the economy, and the law.

To counteract the spread and extremely harmful effects of these substances, researchers require background knowledge as well as

extremely precise technical information on particular drugs and drug classes, regardless of whether abuse is investigated at the

community or individual level.

In his thorough analysis, author Roy Gerona highlights the possible harm to society, outlines the continuous difficulties facing the

different laboratory techniques for identifying and detecting novel chemical entities and offers guidance for the creation of better

analytical tools that can be applied to treatment, law enforcement and legislation.

For anyone studying or involved in designer drug analysis, Designer Drugs: Chemistry, Analysis, Regulation, Toxicology,

Epidemiology & Legislation of New Psychoactive Substances provides a broad audience with an overview of the field as well as

information on particular drugs, drug effects and analytical tools.

This seminal work will be of considerable interest to analytical and medical chemists, pharmacologists, toxicologists, as well as

students, researchers and policy makers working in the domains of drug addiction, medicine, public health and forensics.

• summarizes the body of research and assesses the benefits and drawbacks of analytical techniques for locating and identifying designer pharmaceuticals.
• at the end of each chapter, points the reader toward other reading sources.
• highlights the possible danger to society
• outlines the persistent difficulties that different laboratory techniques for the detection and identification of novel chemical substances face.