by Errol Yudko et al

• Reviews all literature on methamphetamine to provide an interdisciplinary single-source text
• Advises forensic psychologists in their expert witnessing regarding the behavioral effects of methamphetamine
• Includes a chapter on ecstasy and presents similarities and differences of this increasingly popular drug
• Presents the most current treatment modalities for MA addiction
• Addresses MA use in the Middle East
• Cites the important cases, articles, and statistics of which anyone working in the forensic aspects of MA should be aware

Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts, Methaphetamine Use: Clinical and Forensic Aspects examines MA use and abuse from clinical, forensic, and criminal justice perspectives. It is the first to cover virtually every aspect, reviewing the history, pharmacology, pathology, physiology, treatment, and evidentiary value of MA and its use. It addresses Daubert considerations and victim/witness credibility, competency to confess and to stand trial, criminal responsibility, extreme emotion as mitigation to murder, and dangerousness. It also details statutes and case law to represent perspectives of both the prosecution and the defense.

Methamphetamine Use: Clinical and Forensic Aspects provides a comprehensive, critical survey of the current knowledge and policies regarding the use and abuse of this dangerous and ubiquitous substance.

Contents

1. History and Epidemiology
   • History of Methamphetamine
   • Epidemiology
   • Methamphetamine and the Middle East
   • MDMA

2. Physiology, Effects and Diagnosis of Methamphetamine Use
   • Physiology
   • Effects of Methamphetamine Use
   • Diagnosis of Methamphetamines Use

3. Aggression
   • Anecdotal Evidence of the effects of Amphetamine on Aggression
   • Empirical Evidence of the Effects of Amphetamine on Aggression

4. Methamphetamine and the Courts
   • Expert Testimony
   • Mitigation in Sentencing
   • Mitigation to Murder
   • Methamphetamine and Pregnancy

5. Forensics
   • Miranda Rights, Interrogation, and Competency to Confess
   • Criminal Responsibility
   • Dangerousness Prediction in Methamphetamine Cases

6. Treatment
   • Treatment of Methamphetamine Abuse: A Lack of Evidence for the Efficacy of Any of the Models That Are Currently in Use

Appendices:
Pacific Institute Statement of Purpose
Form for Treatment
Verbatim History of an Amphetamine User
Temporal Characteristics
Safety Tips for Approaching a Tweaker

Glossary
Index

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