Designer Drugs: A Comprehensive Guide to Chemistry, Analysis, Regulation, and Public Health Implications

As part of the Emerging Issues in Analytical Chemistry series, Designer Drugs: Chemistry, Analysis, Regulation, Toxicology, Epidemiology & Legislation of New Psychoactive Substances provides an exhaustive overview and guide to techniques for designer drug analysis. The proliferation of synthetic and abused designer drugs has become a serious public health concern, with far-reaching social, economic, and legal implications.

The Need for a Comprehensive Understanding

Researchers studying drug abuse at both the population and individual levels require a deep understanding of specific drugs and drug classes to combat the proliferation and devastating consequences of these substances. This necessitates access to detailed technical information on drug chemistry, analysis, regulation, toxicology, and epidemiology.

Author Roy Gerona offers a comprehensive discussion that highlights the potential threat to society, the ongoing challenges in laboratory approaches to detection and identification of new chemical entities, and the need for improved analytical solutions for legislation, law enforcement, and treatment.

A Valuable Resource for Professionals and Students Alike

Designer Drugs: Chemistry, Analysis, Regulation, Toxicology, Epidemiology & Legislation of New Psychoactive Substances serves as an introduction to the field and a valuable source of information on specific drugs, drug effects, and analytical tools. This essential text is designed to benefit:

• Analytical and medical chemists
• Pharmacologists
• Toxicologists
• Students, researchers, and policymakers in the fields of drug abuse, medicine, public health, and forensics

The book summarizes available literature, evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of analytical methods for detecting and identifying designer drugs, and directs readers to sources of further reading at the conclusion of each chapter.

Key Features

This comprehensive text:

• Emphasizes the potential threat to society posed by designer drugs
• Presents ongoing challenges confronting various laboratory approaches to detection and identification of new chemical entities
• Provides a comprehensive guide to techniques for designer drug analysis

Designer Drugs: Chemistry, Analysis, Regulation, Toxicology, Epidemiology & Legislation of New Psychoactive Substances is a crucial resource for anyone studying or engaging in designer drug analysis, offering a wealth of information to support the development of improved analytical solutions and inform policy decisions.

Publication Details:

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication Date: January 17, 2024
• Language: English