Principles of Forensic Toxicology

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The fifth edition of the long standing best-selling Principles in Forensic Toxicology continues in the tradition of excellence in academic publishing for toxicology and forensic chemistry science courses. With over 10 years of classroom-tested continually updated content the new edition is significantly updates more than 17 chapters and includes new chapters on Drug Facilitated Crimes, Derivatization, Quantitation, Uncertainty Measurement/Statistics, Oral Fluid Testing, and Drugs in Embalmed Specimens. Part One includes coverage of postmortem, human performance, drug assisted sexual assault toxicology and pharmacokinetics and pharmaodynamics. Part Two covers specimen preparation and laboratory testing analysis, Part Three covers the types of specimens including cocaine, opioids, alcohol, and steroids. Adopted for courses in many of the top forensic science universities and used by respected forensic science laboratories and crime labs worldwide Principles of Forensic Toxicology prepares future forensic toxicologists and chemists and continues to be an important reference in their professional practice.

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Barry Levine received his B.S. in Chemistry from Loyola College and a Ph.D. in Toxicology from the Medical College of Virginia. He was Chief Toxicologist, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of Maryland and currently consults with the Office.  He was also the Director, Forensic Toxicology Laboratory for the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Forensic Sciences Department, Stevenson University, teaching a course every year in forensic toxicology. Dr. Levine is a fellow of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology and a Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry - Toxicological Chemistry. He edited the book widely adopted best-selling book, Principles f Forensic Toxicology, which is now in its fifth edition. Dr. Kerrigan is the Chair of Forensic Science and the Director of the Institute for Forensic Research, Training and Innovation at Sam Houston State University.  Prior to her academic position, she was employed as a forensic toxicologist, quality assurance manager and laboratory director in ASCLD/LAB, ABFT and ISO/IEC 17025 accredited forensic laboratories. Dr. Kerrigan has been active in the area of forensic reform for more than a decade. She is a long-standing member of the Texas Forensic Science Commission and has served on the Forensic Science Standards Board of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic science since its inception.   

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