Although the specimen of choice in the US drug testing industry is
urine, and serum in clinical medicine, interest has recently grown in
the use of other matrices as drug testing media. This comprehensive book
provides researchers and forensic toxicologists with a convenient
general text summarizing the state of knowledge today. The book is
organized into chapters based upon specimen type, each describing the
composition of the matrix, sample collection, preparation and analytical
procedures, drugs detected to date, and a discussion of the
interpretation of positive findings. These chapters focus specifically
on the application of these practices to drugs of abuse. Comprehensive
and easy to use, this book offers the means to solve difficult forensic
mysteries and to better answer the critical questions of the criminal
justice system.