2nd Edition

Methamphetamine Use Clinical and Forensic Aspects, Second Edition

408 Pages 2 Color & 6 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

408 Pages
by CRC Press

The first wave of methamphetamine use began in the late 1980s and its prevalence has continued to rise across the United States and throughout the world. As with any harmful substance, its abuse has far-reaching ramifications that go beyond the destruction it causes to the human body. Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts, Methamphetamine Use: Clinical and Forensic Aspects, Second... Read more

Prologue

Background and Scope

The History of Drug Control

Global Perspectives on Methamphetamine

Biology, Behavior, and Law

Mechanisms of Methamphetamine Action

MDMA

Effects and Diagnosis of Methamphetamine Use

Empirical Evidence of the Effects of Methamphetamine on Aggression

Forensics

Methamphetamine and Pregnancy

Expert Testimony

Criminal Responsibility

Criminal Responsibility Evaluation in a Methampethamine-Murder Case

Mitigation in Sentencing

Miranda Rights, Interrogation, Competency to Confess, and Competency to Stand Trial

Dangerousness Prediction in Methamphetamine Cases

Treatment

Treatment

Epilogue: Methamphetamine as Forensic Challenge

Glossary

Appendix

Index

Biography

Sandra B. McPherson, Harold V. Hall, Errol Yudko