[...]... Introduction: The Role of the Forensic Pharmacologist This book will focus on forensic pharmacology and drugs of abuse Drugs of abuse, such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana, PCP, benzodiazepines, and methamphetamine, are often involved in criminal and civil matters concerning personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, drug overdose, and murder, and thus, are discussed to illustrate forensic pharmacology issues and... analysis They were founders of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) in 1948 Today, the AAFS is divided among 10 sections: criminalistics, engineering sciences, general, jurisprudence, odontology, pathology/biology, physical anthropology, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, questioned documents, and toxicology Introduction: The Role of the Forensic Pharmacologist the workplace or in sports... describe current trends in drug abuse, focusing Introduction: The Role of the Forensic Pharmacologist on drug abuse by adolescents Chapters 5 to 12 will describe the pharmacology of eight major categories of drugs of abuse as well as interesting forensic issues for many of the drugs Chapter 13 will discuss the future of forensic pharmacology, and Chapter 14 will test the reader’s knowledge by presenting... successful program in pharmacology Students came from all over the world One of the students was John Jacob Abel, who then returned to the United States and became chairman of the first pharmacology department in a medical school, at the University of Michigan, in 1891 Abel is considered the father of American pharmacology, and played a major role in the organization of the American Society for Pharmacology. .. the case, may help solve a crime On occasion, any items at a crime scene that may be drug related, such as syringes or vials containing a solution, are also brought to the forensic laboratory for analysis   Forensic Pharmacology FORENSIC SCIENTISTS AT WORK Most often, pharmacologists conduct research programs while employed in private, government, and commercial research laboratories, hospitals, and... probably occurred The parties settled the lawsuit This book will outline what forensic pharmacology is and how it is used in similar cases in the real world Chapter 2 will describe principles used by forensic pharmacologists to establish causation, namely pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics Chapter 3 will describe the tools used by forensic scientists to identify and quantify chemicals in bodily fluids... criminal cases and usually testify for the office of the district attorney, the prosecutor Forensic toxicologists may also be involved in drug testing in  8 Forensic Pharmacology History of Pharmacology and Toxicology The science of pharmacology began with Rudolf Buchheim, a German pharmacologist who lived between 1820 and 1879 At the University of Dorpat in Russia (now Tartu in Estonia), he built... two lipid layers face each other inside the membrane, and the water-soluble phosphate groups of the membrane face the watery contents inside the cell (the cytoplasm) and outside the cell (the interstitial fluid) in concentration of the chemical outside of the cell compared to inside the cell The greater the difference, the greater the movement of the chemical to the inside of the cell Since the membrane... their adverse or toxic effects A toxicologist, usually someone with a Ph.D degree, uses the same principles of science as the pharmacologist but generally studies only toxic or adverse effects of chemicals Others working in a pharmacology or toxicology laboratory often have master or bachelor of science degrees in various specialties and are trained in experimentation and analytical procedures One of the... witness Forensic toxicologists are generally employed by federal, state, and local government crime laboratories, which may be affiliated with the medical examiner’s office from which they receive fluids and tissues for analysis They often work on criminal cases and usually testify for the office of the district attorney, the prosecutor Forensic toxicologists may also be involved in drug testing in  8 Forensic . alt="" Forensic Pharmacology InsIde Fore n s Ic sc I e nce INSIDE FORENSIC SCIENCE Forensic Anthropology Forensic DNA Analysis Forensic Medicine Forensic Pharmacology Legal Aspects of Forensics The. under the broad heading of forensic science. WHAT IS FORENSIC SCIENCE? Forensic science can be defined as the application of science to legal issues. The role of science in resolving legal. Forensic pharmacology / Beth E. Zedeck and Morris S. Zedeck. p. cm. — (Inside forensic science) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7910-8920-7 (hardcover) 1. Forensic pharmacology.