Michael D. Cole 
The Analysis of Controlled Substances 

Presenting new developments in sampling and drug profiling, this
book also provides practical information on how to carry out
analysis, what the results mean and how they can be used as court
evidence and for drugs intelligence purposes.

* Includes case-studies with full data and spectra, helping readers
to identify substances

* Accessibly organized by class of compound

* Contains an up-to-date list of the newest drugs

Tabella dei contenuti

Series Preface.

Preface.

Acronyms, Abreviations and Symbols.

About the Author.

Introduction to Drug Trends, Control, Legislation and
Analysis.

Amphetamine and Related Compounds.

The Analysis of LSD.

Cannabis sativa and Products.

Diamorphine and Heroin.

Cocaine.

Products from Catha edulis and Lophophora
williamsii.

The Analysis of Psilocybin and Psilocin from Fungi.

The Analysis of Controlled Pharmaceutical Drugs – Barbiturates
and Benzodiazepines.

Current Status, Summary and Conclusions.

Appendix 1. Presumptive (Colour) Tests.

Appendix 2. Less-Common Controlled Substances.

Responses to Self-Assessment Questions.

Bibliography.

Glossary of Terms.

SI Units and Physical Constants.

Periodic Table.

Index.

Circa l’autore

Michael D. Cole is the author of The Analysis of Controlled Substances, published by Wiley.