Human Drug Metabolism, An Introduction, Second Editionprovides an accessible introduction to the subject and will beparticularly invaluable to those who already have someunderstanding of the life sciences. Completely revised and updatedthroughout, the new edition focuses only on essential chemicaldetail and includes patient case histories to illustrate theclinical consequences of changes in drug metabolism and its impacton patient welfare.
After underlining the relationship between efficacy, toxicityand drug concentration, the book then considers how metabolizingsystems operate and how they impact upon drug concentration, bothunder drug pressure and during inhibition. Factors affecting drugmetabolism, such as genetic polymorphisms, age and diet arediscussed and how metabolism can lead to toxicity is explained. Thebook concludes with the role of drug metabolism in the commercialdevelopment of therapeutic agents as well as the pharmacology ofsome illicit drugs.
Category: Overdose
Crack is made of cocaine hydrochloride that has been processed with ammonia or baking soda and water into a form called “freebase”. The mixture is cooled and filtered, and then the “chips, chunks or “rocks” are smoked in a crack pipe. Smoking crack is a dangerous route of admi
Date : 26 Aug 2015
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Category: Mental Health Overdose
Sometimes people who use drugs regularly misunderstand how much they should be taking, and take too much. It is a thin line between unhealthy and deathly. Make sure that if you know anyone who regularly uses drugs, to check in on them.
Date : 30 Aug 2021
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Category: Overdose
On January 17, 2021, Harry Brant sadly passed away due to an accidental overdose at the age of 24. He was struggling with addiction for a few years. He was the son of Stephanie Seymour and Peter Brant. Brant was a son, a brother, a grandson, an uncle, and a friend. "He was a creati
Date : 12 Mar 2021
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