Written for practitioners in the field, this critically acclaimed bestseller provides authoritative information focused on the investigation of drug-related deaths and practical approaches to the detection of drug abuse. Organized to provide forensic investigators and pathologists with ready access to the authoritative and comprehensive information they need, Karch"s Pathology of Drug Abuse, Fourth Edition includes-- * 171 new color photos and microphotographs * 46 tables of comparative information * 2,000 new references to the literature Authored by a World-Renowned Forensic Pathologist Steven B. Karch is a fellow in several forensic and toxicological societies and has served many years as consultant to both the legal community and the pharmaceutical industry in the United States and the United Kingdom. His bestselling resources can be found on the bookshelves of forensic experts and pathologists across the world. They include the classic Drug Abuse Handbook, and A Brief History of Cocaine, both in their second editions, available from CRC Press.