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Alcohol Interactions with Drugs and Chemicals is a concise volume that identifies, documents, and assesses the capacity of alcohol to alter the toxicity of chemical pollutants and drugs in animal models and humans. The book systematically assesses interactions according to general chemical classes of inorganic and organic agents. It also presents an integrative discussion of the significance of these findings to public health. Alcohol Interactions with Drugs and Chemicals will be a valuable reference tool for environmental scientists, toxicologists, epidemiologists, and alcohol researchers studying the interactions of alcohol with drugs and chemical pollutants.

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Author:   Edward J. Calabrese (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.330kg
ISBN:  

9781138505698

ISBN 10:   1138505692
Pages:   92
Publication Date:   13 July 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION. INORGANICS. CADMIUM. COBALT. HYDROGEN SULFIDE. LEAD. MERCURY. NITROGEN DIOXIDE. ORGANICS. ACETAMINOPHEN. AFLATOXIN. ASPIRIN. Glycine Conjugation. Gastrointestinal Hemmorrhage. BARBITURATES. Possible Mechanisms of the Ethanol-Barbiturate Interaction. Conclusion. BENZENE. BENZO(A)PYRENE. BENZODIAZEPINES. CAFFEINE. CARBON DISULFIDE. CARBON MONOXIDE. CARBON TETRACHLORIDE. Animal Models. Studies with Human Populations. Clinical Studies. Conclusions. CHLORAL HYDRATE. CHLOROFORM. COCAINE. DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE. DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE. DINITROTOLUENE. ETHYLENE GLYCOL AND RELATED AGENTS. ISONIAZID. MENADIONE. METHOMYL. MORPHINE. NITROSAMINES. PESTICIDES. STYRENE. TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL. TOLUENE. TRANQUILIZER COMBINATIONS. 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE. TRICHLOROETHYLENE. VINYL CHLORIDE. VITAMIN A. XYLENE. OTHER: ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE INHIBITORS. SUMMARY.

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Edward J. Calabrese is a board-certified toxicologist who has researched extensively in the area of host factors affecting susceptibility to pollutants, and is the authors of more than 270 papers in scholarly journals, as well as many books; including Principles of Animal Extrapolation and Nutrition and Environmental Health, Vols. I and II. He has been a member of U.S. National Academy of Sciences and NATO Countries Safe Drinking Water committees.

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