Drug Testing in Hair

by Pascal Kintz (Editor)

Overview

Drug Testing in Hair is the first book on this timely and controversial topic. The book's purpose is to validate hair testing as an accepted form of evidence for use in courts and elsewhere, such as the military and the workplace. This volume presents the most recent experiments and clinical applications to provide missing information and insight into the unanswered questions of hair testing.

Active researchers working in hair testing have contributed chapters to this book. New data, never before published, are incorporated into the text, so the reader receives cutting-edge information from experts in the field. This is must-have information on everything you need to know about drug testing in hair.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000142266
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/18/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Pascal Kintz

Table of Contents

Introduction, Technical and Legal Aspects of Drugs of Abuse Testing in Hair, Environmental Exposure - The Stumbling Block of Hair Testing, The Potential for Bias in Hair Testing for Drugs of Abuse, The Analytical Tools for Hair Testing, Importance of Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE) in Hair Analysis, Determinations of Cocaine and Opioids in Hair, Cannabis and Amphetamine Determination in Human Hair, Unusual Drugs in Hair, Forensic Applications of Hair Analysis, Hair Analysis for Organic Analytes: Methodology, Reliability Issues, and Field Studies, Clinical Applications of Hair Analysis, Drug Analyses in Nonhead Hair

Editorial Reviews

4 Stars! from Doody

This is a comprehensive compilation of review articles authored by internationally recognized toxicology experts on the major analytical, clinical, forensic, and legal aspects of testing for drugs in hair specimens. The editor's intended purpose was to cover both the theoretical and practical aspects of hair analysis for drugs in order to provide a state-of-the-art reference in this rapidly growing area of toxicology. This book is a worthwhile and necessary addition to the toxicology field; the editor's objectives were successfully met. The editor does not indicate the specific audience for whom this text was written. It is clear, however, that this book would be best used by technical, clinical, and forensic experts who are practitioners in laboratories in a variety of toxicology settings. The book is written in a straightforward manner such that both students and residents would be able to understand and use the information. However, it would only be on rare occasions when such individuals would have a need to learn more in this relatively esoteric area. As the book is a series of review articles on a variety of technical subjects in the area of hair analysis for drugs, the comprehensive listings of references at the end of each chapter along with the tables and figures of technical information throughout the book would be quite useful to experts in this field. The table of contents at the beginning of each chapter as well as a good index at the end of the book also provide handy tools for the reader to quickly focus in on subjects of interest. This is an excellent reference for those practitioners in toxicology who are interested in virtually any relevant aspect of drug analysisin hair specimens. This book is highly recommended for those experts who wish to supplement their collection with a practical and informative treatment of this somewhat specialized area of toxicology.

Stephen E. Kahn

Twelve essays detailing the use of hair analysis to evaluate an individual for drug use, a procedure that is now routinely used in forensics, traffic medicine, and clinical toxicology. The contributors examine some of the technical and legal aspects of drug testing using hair, the "stumbling block" of environmental factors, and the analytical and technical tools required to find evidence of cocaine, opioids, cannabis, and amphetamine in hair samples. The final discussions concentrate on forensics, field studies, clinical applications, and drug analyses in nonhead hair. Includes illustrations, graphs, and charts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"This hard cover book presents an assessment of the state of the art in hair testing procedures and issues. …the book content is divided between analytical and interpretive issues and presents an excellent review in both these areas. Copious references are included with each chapter. Many of the authors of this book are well known in the field of forensic toxicology and represent an almost even split between European and American contributors. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the field of hair analysis in particular, or the detection of drugs of abuse in general…"
- Brian Perrigo, CR. Eddie Engineering Inc., in Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Stephen E. Kahn, PhD (Loyola University Medical Center)
Description: This is a comprehensive compilation of review articles authored by internationally recognized toxicology experts on the major analytical, clinical, forensic, and legal aspects of testing for drugs in hair specimens.
Purpose: The editor's intended purpose was to cover both the theoretical and practical aspects of hair analysis for drugs in order to provide a state-of-the-art reference in this rapidly growing area of toxicology. This book is a worthwhile and necessary addition to the toxicology field; the editor's objectives were successfully met.
Audience: The editor does not indicate the specific audience for whom this text was written. It is clear, however, that this book would be best used by technical, clinical, and forensic experts who are practitioners in laboratories in a variety of toxicology settings. The book is written in a straightforward manner such that both students and residents would be able to understand and use the information. However, it would only be on rare occasions when such individuals would have a need to learn more in this relatively esoteric area.
Features: As the book is a series of review articles on a variety of technical subjects in the area of hair analysis for drugs, the comprehensive listings of references at the end of each chapter along with the tables and figures of technical information throughout the book would be quite useful to experts in this field. The table of contents at the beginning of each chapter as well as a good index at the end of the book also provide handy tools for the reader to quickly focus in on subjects of interest.
Assessment: This is an excellent reference for those practitioners in toxicology who are interested in virtually any relevant aspect of drug analysis in hair specimens. This book is highly recommended for those experts who wish to supplement their collection with a practical and informative treatment of this somewhat specialized area of toxicology.

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