Th e readers of this book will immediately realize that all authors are Japanese scientists; this is the English translation of a book which was published in Japanese by Jiho, Inc., Tokyo in 2002. Upon translation, the Editors added fi ve new chapters to the previous 67 chapters in view of international occurences of poisoning by drugs and poisons. Th e most important aim of this book is to provide the most reliable and reproducible methods for analysis of drugs and poisons; therefore, the newest methods and ones requiring skills have not been adopted. Each chapter has been written by at least one expert currently engaged in.
