Drugs and the Law: Detection, Recognition & Investigation

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Summary: Be warned...
Review: This book does not "include" the Federal Controlled Substances Act in any way, shape, or form. Likewise for the Uniform Controlled Substances Act of California. What it contains is a one-page appendix for each, which summarizes the scheduling requirements for various substances. Those looking for the complete text of either the Federal or California CSA (each of which is hundreds of pages long) are hereby advised to look elsewhere. They are available online, of course, but impossible to read off of a computer screen and expensive to print out

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Summary: Most comprehensive and easiest to use book on subject.
Review: This is the most comprehensive and easiest to understand book on the subject of illegal drug use or abuse I have read and I have read most texts on this subject. This book is suitable for physicians, counselors, attorneys, classroom teachers, professors, parents, youth leaders, analysts, police officers, federal law enforcement officers, and parents. It is also readable by students 16 years or older. The writing has a some "policeize", but in comparison to most similar texts it is written in plain English. The index is excellent. This book explains the detection, recognition, and investigation of illegal drugs as described in the subtitle, but it also explains the impact of drugs on human physiology. This book includes some policing strategies, but in general it is not about public policy, incarceration, morality, or judgment. This is a book about drug facts and impacts and the evolution of drug law. The book is a superb resource for anyone preparing studies, classes, or law enforcement. The author is commended for his detailed and exacting research free of hyperbole.