The misuse of drugs act: A guide for forensic scientists
In recent years, the use of illegal substances has increased, particularly 'designer' drugs which have rapidly become part of youth culture. The need for all involved in drug control to have up to date information about the subject has never been greater. This book helps meet this need by providing a chemical background to the legal controls on drugs of abuse. Although focussed on the UK, some of the provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act derive from international treaties; the discussion of technical aspects is therefore of wider relevance. Apart from the Act itself, the book also deals with certain aspects of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations. There is detailed coverage of 'designer drugs' and the generic legislation that was introduced to tackle them. The more recent addition of 35 'Ecstasy'-like substances is covered in depth. The significance to the legislation of terms such as salt, base, stereoisomer, ester, ether, derivative, homologue and isotope are described, and the text is supplemented by 23 Tables and over 80 chemical structures. There are eleven Appendices covering topics such as precursor chemicals, related legislation, stated cases, sentencing guidelines and the chemical characteristics of commonly-abused drugs. Up-to-date lists of controlled drugs, with cross references to their status in UN treaties, are provided and a number of pending and other possible changes to the Act are included together with a guide to nomenclature and synonyms. Although primarily aimed at forensic scientists, this book will be of great benefit to all bodies concerned with drug control, including the police, customs officers, lawyers and government departments.
L. A. King, The misuse of drugs act: A guide for forensic scientists, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2003.
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Front coverByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Front matterByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Preface
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ContentsByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Introductionp1-6ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Schedule 2 to the actp7-17ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Generic controls: Miscellaneousp18-24ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Generic controls: Substance-specificp25-28ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Generic controls: Group-specificp29-37ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Nomenclaturep38-44ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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‘Designer’ drugsp45-64ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Miscellaneous issuesp65-72ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Future developmentsp73-85ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Bibliographyp86-86ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Appendix 1: Modification orders to the misuse of Drugs Act 1971p87-89ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Appendix 2: Part IV of schedule 2 to the misuse of Drugs Act 1971p90-90ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Appendix 3: Overview of schedules 1 to 5 of the misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (S.I. 3998)p91-92ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Appendix 4: Schedule 4 to the misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001p93-95ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Appendix 5: Schedule 5 to the misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001p96-97ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Appendix 6: Precursor chemicalsp98-99ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Appendix 7: Relevant stated casesp100-101ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Appendix 8: Sentencing guidelinesp102-104ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Appendix 9: Related legislationp105-106ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Appendix 10: The origin and main characteristics of the major drugs of abusep107-109ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Appendix 11: Drugs and the internetp110-110ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Subject indexp111-114ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Back coverpX003-X004ByL. A. KingL. A. KingSenior ReporterSearch for other works by this author on:
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