Drugs
This drug is extracted from the opium poppy and is a narcotic analgesic.
What is morphine?
This class of drugs depresses the body functions (blood pressure, pulse and breathing rates) to relieve pain.
What are narcotic analgesics?
Heroin has a high potential for abuse and no medical uses, thus, placing it in this schedule.
What is Schedule I?
This type of test is nonspecific (meaning many things may show a positive result) and preliminary.
What is a screening test?
This type of confirmation test tells you what you have, not how much of it.
What is qualitative?
PCP (phencyclidine) is a part of this drug class.
What are hallucinogens?
This class of drugs includes Valium and Xanax and can calm irritability and anxiety.
What are CNS depressants?
There are this many schedules for controlled substances according to the federal law.
What are 5?
What is a gas?
This is the most widely used confirmatory test for drug analysis.
What is gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS)?
While low amounts of alcohol can increase your mood and caused an increase in risk taking behaviors, it is considered this class of drug.
What is a depressant?
Cocaine and amphetamine are two drugs in this class which increase alertness and activity by speeding up the central nervous system.
What are CNS stimulants?
Cough syrup containing low levels of codeine would fit into this schedule.
What is Schedule V?
This type of testing separates a mixture into its components based on their affinity for the stationary phase.
What is chromatography?
This type of test specifically identifies a substance based on its chemical properties.
What is a confirmation test?
This is the active ingredient in marijuana and is responsible for the hallucinogenic properties.
What is THC?
This class of drugs are substances that induce changes in mood, attitude, thought processes and perceptions.
What are hallucinogens?
This type of confirmation test tells you how much of a substance you have.
What is a quantitative test?
Infrared Spectroscopy creates a chemical "fingerprint" and therefore, is used as this type of test in controlled substance analysis.
What is a confirmation test?
These are three ways in which a drug can enter a persons system.
What are intravenous injection (IV), snorting, smoking, through the skin (transdermally)?
Drugs like heroin, alcohol and nicotine can lead to this type of dependency, where the user wants to avoid withdrawal sickness.
What is physical dependency?
This schedule of drugs have a high potential for use, a currently accepted medical use or a medical use with restrictions, and a potential for severe physical and psychological dependence.
What is Schedule II?
UV/Visible spectroscopy, Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) and color tests are examples of these type of tests.
What are screening or preliminary tests?
Chromatography separates a mixture using these two phases, one moves and one doesn't.
What are stationary and mobile phases?