NCJ Number
36170
Editor(s)
B BALLANTYNE
Date Published
1974
Length
157 pages
Annotation
THIS COLLECTION ADDRESSES THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF ACCIDENTAL AND DELIBERATE POISONING, THE DETECTION OF POISONING, AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DETECTING EXOGENOUS SUBSTANCES IN BODY FLUIDS AND TISSUES.
Abstract
TYPES OF POISONS THAT ARE DISCUSSED INCLUDE BARBITUATES, MORPHINE, METHADONE, HALLUCINOUGENS, ANTICHOLINESTERASES, PARAQUATE, CYANIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, LEAD, AND MERCURY. SEVERAL ARTICLES ON DRUG DETECTION ARE ALSO PRESENTED.