Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic ScienceA textbook that presents the techniques, skills, and limitations of the modern crime laboratory, for students (or others, including criminal investigators) who have no background in the forensic sciences. The nature of physical evidence is emphasized. This edition (fourth was 1990) is updated with the current technologies available to crime laboratory personnel. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Page 205
... BARBITURATES Barbiturates are commonly referred to as " downers " because they relax , create a feeling of well - being , and produce sleep . Like alcohol , barbitu- rates act on the central nervous system to suppress its vital ...
... BARBITURATES Barbiturates are commonly referred to as " downers " because they relax , create a feeling of well - being , and produce sleep . Like alcohol , barbitu- rates act on the central nervous system to suppress its vital ...
Page 206
... barbiturates . Its initial popularity before 1973 probably stemmed from the fact that the drug was not controlled by U.S. federal law or by most of the states . However , since this time the drug has been placed under strict control ...
... barbiturates . Its initial popularity before 1973 probably stemmed from the fact that the drug was not controlled by U.S. federal law or by most of the states . However , since this time the drug has been placed under strict control ...
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... Barbiturates are classified as drugs . 33. Drugs are extracted from body fluids and tissues by carefully of the medium in which the sample controlling the has been dissolved . 34. At present , the drugs and tinely be detected in human ...
... Barbiturates are classified as drugs . 33. Drugs are extracted from body fluids and tissues by carefully of the medium in which the sample controlling the has been dissolved . 34. At present , the drugs and tinely be detected in human ...
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