WRITTEN FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO MUST DEAL DAILY WITH DRUG ABUSE, THIS BOOK COVERS BOTH THE DRUGS THEMSELVES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT METHODS FOR APPREHENDING DRUG DEALERS. THE APPEARANCE, USES, EFFECTS, AND LEGAL REGULATIONS OF NARCOTICS, HEROIN, DEPRESSANTS, AMPHETAMINES, COCAINE, MARIJUANA, THE VARIOUS HALLUCINOGENS, AND INHALANTS ARE GIVEN WITH TABLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS SUMMARIZING THE INFORMATION. FOR EACH DRUG THE SYMPTOMS OF ABUSE ARE DETAILED AND PRACTICAL FIRST AID TIPS ARE GIVEN FOR THE OFFICER WHO IS DEALING WITH A PERSON UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THAT DRUG. IN THE SECTION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNIQUES, BOTH THE PRACTICAL AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE SPELLED OUT RELATING TO USE OF INFORMANTS, UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS, SEARCH AND SEIZURE, BUYS, RAIDS, AND COUNTERMEASURES TO ORGANIZED CRIME. CURRENT TREATMENT METHODS IN THE U.S. AND GREAT BRITAIN ARE SUMMARIZED. APPENDIXES PRESENT HEROIN INDICATOR TREND DATA FOR THE U.S., SUMMARY EXCERPTS FROM THE DRUG ABUSE WARNING NETWORK (DAWN) III REPORT OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE (A COMPILATION OF DRUG TRENDS AND SOURCES OF SUPPLY BASED ON REPORTS FROM 1200 HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS, MEDICAL EXAMINERS, AND CRISIS CENTERS), A HANDBOOK OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR DRUG ABUSE CASES, AND A GLOSSARY.