Forensic science The book presents the applications of separation methods manly chromatography in forensic practice. The first part devoted to forensic toxicology contains reviews on forensic relevant groups of compounds like: Opiate agonists cocaine amphetamines hallucinogens cannabinoids sedatives and hypnotics antidepressive and antipsychotic drugs analgesics antidiabetics muscle relaxants and mushroom toxins. In these parts the preliminary immunochemical tests were also included together with separation methods. Screening procedures used in forensic toxicology were presented in separate chapters on forensic screening with GC GC MS HPLC LC MS CE and LC ICP MS. In the part on actual and emerging problems of forensic toxicology following chapters were included: Analytical markers of alcohol abuse toxicological aspects of herbal remedies drugs and driving analysis in alternative matrices doping analysis pharmacogenomics in forensic toxicology and quality assurance. The second part presents application of separation methods in forensic chemistry and comprises chapters on: Explosives chemical warfare agents arson analysis and writing media. Third part on forensic identification contains chapter on forensic genetics. All chapters are written up to date and present specific information up to 2006. The authors of each chapter are known not only from their scientific activity but are also reputed experts proven in everyday forensic casework. Wide spectrum of topics presented Up to date presentation of topics Data are presented in comparative mode Special stress put on screening procedures PART 1. TOXICOLOGY CHAPTER 1. OPIOIDS: METHODS OF FORENSIC ANALYSIS CHAPTER 2. CURRENT METHODS FOR THE SEPARATION AND ANALYSIS OF COCAINE ANALYTES CHAPTER 3. AMPHETAMINES CHAPTER 4. HALLUCINOGENS CHAPTER 5. CANNABINOIDS ANALYSIS: ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR DIFFERENT BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS CHAPTER 6. SEDATIVES AND HYPNOTICS Thomas CHAPTER 7. ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND ANTIPSYCHOTICS CHAPTER 8. NON OPIOID ANALGESICS CHAPTER 9. OTHER THERAPEUTIC DRUGS OF FORENSIC RELEVANCE CHAPTER 10. MUSHROOM TOXINS Ilkka Ojanper̃ CHAPTER 11. FORENSIC SCREENING BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY CHAPTER 12. FORENSIC SCREENING WITH GC MS CHAPTER 13. HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY IN FORENSIC TOXICOLOGICAL ANALYSIS CHAPTER 14. FORENSIC SCREENING WITH LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHYMASS SPECTROMETRY CHAPTER 15. FORENSIC TOXICOLOGICAL SCREENING WITH CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS AND RELATED TECHNIQUES CHAPTER 16. HPLC ICP MS SCREENING FOR FORENSIC APPLICATIONS CHAPTER 17. ANALYTICAL MARKERS OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION CHAPTER 18. TOXICOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF HERBAL REMEDIES CHAPTER 19. DRUGS AND DRIVING CHAPTER 20. UNCONVENTIONAL SAMPLES AND ALTERNATIVE MATRICES Chapter 21. DOPING SUBSTANCES IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL SPORT CHAPTER 22. PHARMACOGENOMICS FOR FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY IN ENABLING PERSONALIZED MEDICINE CHAPTER 23. ASPECTS OF QUALITY ASSURANCE IN FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY PART 2. FORENSIC CHEMISTRY CHAPTER 24. EXPLOSIVES CHAPTER 25. CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS CHAPTER 26. FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF FIRE DEBRIS CHAPTER 27. WRITING MEDIA AND DOCUMENTS PART 3. FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND BIOLOGICAL TRACES Chapter 28A. FORENSIC DNA TYPING TECHNOLOGIES: A REVIEW Chapter 28B. MITOCHONDRIAL DNA: FUTURE CHALLENGES IN FORENSIC GENETICS Chapter 28C. THE HUMAN Y CHROMOSOME MALE SPECIFIC POLYMORPHISMS AND FORENSIC GENETICS