Methamphetamine Use
Subtitle: Clinical and Forensic Aspects (Pacific Institute Series on Forensic Psychology)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: CRC; CRC Press
Published: June 26, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780849314773
Subjects: Criminal law; Forensic Science; Pharmacology; Methamphetamine abuse; Life Sciences - General; Science; Self-Help; Substance Abuse & Addictions - Drug Dependence; Science/Mathematics; Mental Health; Law / Forensic Science; Methamphetamine
First sentence: Stimulants have been used medicinally for thousand of years.
Description: "Methaphetamine Use: Clinical and Forensic Aspects examines MA use and abuse from clinical, forensic, and criminal justice perspectives. It is the first to cover virtually every aspect, reviewing the history, pharmacology, pathology, physiology, treatment, and evidentiary value of MA and its use. It addresses Daubert considerations and victim/witness credibility, competency to confess and to stand trial, criminal responsibility, extreme emotion as mitigation to murder, and dangerousness. It also details statutes and case law to represent perspectives of both the prosecution and the defense." "Growing in popularity more than any other illegal drug, methamphetamine has been shown to produce a paranoid psychotic state, which may recur months or years after use. Methamphetamine Use: Clinical and Forensic Aspects provides a comprehensive, critical survey of the current knowledge and policies regarding the use and abuse of this dangerous and ubiquitous substance."--Jacket.