Alcohol, drugs, genes, and the clinical laboratory an overview for healthcare and safety professionals / Amitava Dasgupta, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.

Author/creator Dasgupta, Amitava, 1958-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, [2017]
Descriptionx, 226 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBook - Biomedical Science and Medicine 2017 [EBCBSM17]
Subjects
Alcoholism.
Drug abuse.
Alcoholism--Genetic aspects.
Drug abuse--Genetic aspects.
Alcoholism--genetics.
Substance-Related Disorders--genetics.
Behavior, Addictive--genetics.
Substance Abuse Detection--methods.

Contents 1. Alcohol a double-edged sword -- 2. Drugs of abuse -- 3. Designer drugs including bath salts and spices -- 4. Combined alcohol and drug abuse -- 5. Link between environmental factors, personality factors, and addiction -- 6. Genetic polymorphisms of alcohol metabolizing enzymes associated with protection from or increased risk of alcohol abuse -- 7. Pharmacogenomics of abused drugs -- 8. Association between polymorphisms in genes encoding various receptors, transporters, and enzymes and alcohol/drug addiction -- 9. Methods of alcohol measurement -- 10. Laboratory methods for measuring drugs of abuse in urine -- 11. Analysis of drug abuse in serum, hair, oral fluid, sweat and meconium.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016953261
ISBN9780128054550 (pbk)
ISBN0128054557 (pbk)

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