Textbook resources on the analysis of drugs of abuse are currently very limited and some of the resources available (that is United Nations texts, US Drug Enforcement Administration Training Manual) are not readily available to the general public due to their restricted distribution. There is therefore a need for a book that could be used in many teaching programmed in pharmaceutical analysis, forensic sciences and analytical chemistry. Current books are also either too simplistic or are more of a reference, whereas this proposed book gives more practical information, such as on how to carry out the analysis, what the results of the analyses mean and how the results can be used as court evidence and for drugs intelligence purposes. This book also presents the recent new developments which have taken place in sampling and drug profiling
Table of Contents:

Series Preface

Preface
Acronyms, Abbreviations 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
Appendices

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