Hallucinogens

A Forensic Drug Handbook

By: Richard Laing, Jay A. Siegel

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Hardcover | 10 April 2003

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Hallucinogens: A Forensic Drug Handbook is a comprehensive reference for everyone involved in the identification, investigation, and forensic analysis of hallucinogenic drugs. The text begins with a review of the history of these drugs and their abuse, and then takes an in-depth look at the many different types of hallucinogens, their chemical make-up, how they affect users, how they are manufactured and distributed, and how they can be detected and analyzed.

Hallucinogens covers the most commonly abused drugs such as LSD, MDMA ("Ecstasy"), and PCP ("Angel Dust"), as well as many lesser-known chemical substances that cause similar effects. Chapters have been contributed by leading analysts and investigators around the world, and are highlighted with numerous illustrations. This unique handbook will serve is a cross-disciplinary source of information for forensic toxicologists, law enforcement officers, and others involved in the fight against drugs.

* Brings together comprehensive information on hallucinogenic drugs in one convenient source
* Covers everything from abuse of these drugs to pharmacology, effects, forms, manufacturing methods, distribution, and forensic analysis
* Contains numerous illustrations, chemical structures, and analytic spectra for each drug
* Includes contributions from many of the world's leading investigators and analysts

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...readers with strong backgrounds will find a wealth of information... ...the use of high quality paper enhances the quality of the numerous illustrations, particularly the color photos of substances discussed within. Throughout, the content is well referenced. These qualities will make the book interesting to individuals with a strong background in chemistry and an understanding of physiologic processes. - CHOICE

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Preface	p. vii
About the Authors	p. ix
History of the Psychedelic Experience
Origin	p. 1
Identifying Natural Sources of Drugs and Their Active Constituents	p. 6
What We Have Not Included Here	p. 10
Psychedelic Plants	p. 11
"Magic" Mushrooms	p. 16
Peyote	p. 19
Others	p. 21
Animal-Derived Hallucinogens	p. 26
Social and Legal Considerations	p. 27
References	p. 31
Occurrences and Forms of the Hallucinogens
Introduction	p. 37
LSD	p. 37
LSD and Related Analogues	p. 37
Forms of the Drug	p. 39
Indolalkylamines	p. 50
Psilocybin, Bufontenine and Other Substituted Tryptamines	p. 50
Forms of the Drugs	p. 50
Hallucinogenic Phenethylamines	p. 53
Mescaline/Peyote	p. 53
MDA/MDMA	p. 54
Nexus (2-CB), STP, DOB, TMA	p. 58
PCP, PCP Analogues, and Ketamine	p. 60
PCP and Ketamine	p. 60
Others	p. 63
[beta]-Carbolines	p. 63
Acknowledgement	p. 63
References	p. 64
Basic Pharmacology and Effects
Introduction: What Are the Hallucinogenic Drugs?	p. 67
The Phenethylamines	p. 71
The Tryptamines	p. 97
Significant Others	p. 105
Federal Us Drug Law	p. 113
References	p. 137
Methods of Illicit Manufacture
Introduction	p. 139
Illicit Manufacture	p. 141
Worldwide Distribution	p. 179
Law Enforcement: An Interview with an LSD Clandestine Chemist	p. 182
Acknowledgements	p. 184
References	p. 184
Analysis of the Hallucinogens
Infrared Spectroscopy	p. 191
Theoretical Basis	p. 191
Infrared Spectrometer Instrumentation	p. 194
Infrared Spectroscopy of LSD	p. 201
Infrared Spectroscopy of Phenylalkylamines	p. 203
Infrared Spectroscopy of Phencyclidine and Analogues	p. 206
Infrared Spectroscopy of Tryptamines	p. 209
Further Reading	p. 211
Mass Spectrometry	p. 214
Theoretical Basis	p. 214
Mass Spectroscopy of LSD	p. 223
Mass Spectroscopy of Phenylalkylamines	p. 225
Mass Spectroscopy of Phencyclidine and Analogues	p. 229
Mass Spectroscopy of Tryptamines	p. 234
Further Reading	p. 240
Acknowledgements	p. 241
References	p. 241
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy	p. 245
Theoretical Basis	p. 245
The NMR Experiment	p. 247
Phencyclidine and Related Substances	p. 256
MDA and Analogues	p. 260
Ergot and Other Indole Alkaloids	p. 266
Tryptamines	p. 268
References	p. 270
Index	p. 275
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