Dasgupta, Amitava, <br/><br/>
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. 
 - x, 226 pages :  illustrations ; 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780128054550 (pbk) 0128054557 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Alcoholism.<br/>Drug abuse.<br/>Alcoholism<br/>Drug abuse<br/>Alcoholism<br/>Substance-Related Disorders<br/>Behavior, Addictive<br/>Substance Abuse Detection<br/>Alcoholism.<br/>Alcoholism<br/>Drug abuse.<br/>Drug abuse
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.86  / DAS-A