Part 1 Chapters of general nature: Emergency toxicology, Schmidt, Roth; Therapeutic drug monitoring, Fraser; Special aspects of forensic toxicology, Brandenberger; Analytical of doping in sports, de Boer et al; Pharmacokinetics as applied to drug and doping research, Vree; The future of immuno-chemical drug analysis, Takatori, Nagao; The future of instrumental analysis in toxicology, Brandenberger. Part 2 Chapters concerned with special poison classes: Natural gases and vapours, Brandenberger; Carbon monoxide, Kojima; Determination of alcohol levels in the body, Brandenberger et al; Volatile hydrocarbons, Nagata, Kimura; Volatile halogenated compounds, Flanagan; Pesticides, Geldmacher et al; Glycols, Roth; Inorganic anions, Roth; Non-metals of the group 16, Roth, Pelletier; Metals of toxicological significance, Brandenberger, Roth. Part 3 Toxicological drug analysis: Barbiturates, Brandenberger; Benzodiazepines. Schutz; Hypnotics and sedatives not belonging to the classes of barbiturates and benzodiazepines, Brandenberger; Anticonvulsants not belonging to the classes of barbiturates and benzodiazepines, Kulpmann; Neuroleptics, Whelpton; Antidepressants, Braithwaite; Beta-blocking drugs, Leloux; Analgesics, Antipyretics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, Widdop; Antihistamines, Brandenberger; Volatiles used or abused as anaesthetics, Brandenberger; Digitalis (=cardiac) glycosides, Hallbach, Vogel; Cyclosporins, Holt; Anticoagulants, Geldmacher, Mallinckrodt; Stimulants, de Boer et al; Designer drugs, Henderson. Part 4 Blood level data, Uges;