Beginning with a definition and explanation of scheduling of controlled substances, Pathology, Toxicogenetics, and Criminalistics of Drug Abuse covers investigative methods for all illegal drugs and several legitimate pharmaceuticals that are used illicitly, including steroids. It covers the latest techniques used to analyze drugs in the forensic laboratory including physical characteristics and chemical confirmatory tests. It discusses new theories and findings in toxicogenetics, details pathologic changes in the body due to drug use, and examines specific effects on the heart, lung, and central nervous system. More that 70 tables and figures illustrate and complement the text and the information is supported by extensive references