Drug Types
Drug Schedules
Terminology
Misc.
Misc.
100
Drugs that speed up the Central Nervous System
What are stimulants
100
A drug that has high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use is considered a Schedule ____?
What is I.
100
inappropriate use, unwarranted use, overuse, and may or may not be addictive
What is abuse.
100
When considering (a) Heroin, (b) Cocaine, (c) Nicotine, (d) Caffeine, (e) Alcohol, and (f) Marijuana, which drug results in the most withdrawl dependence?
What is alcohol.
100
T/F: Morphine is the most potent analgesic known.
What is false.
200
Inhalants, alcohol, and barbiturates are all what?
What are depressants.
200
A drug that has less potential for abuse than higher level Schedules, current accepted medical uses, low/moderate physical dependence, and high psychological dependence is a Schedule ____?
What is III.
200
a natural or synthetic substance used to produce a psychological or physiological effect in humans or animals
What is a drug.
200
When considering (a) Heroin, (b) Cocaine, (c) Nicotine, (d) Caffeine, (e) Alcohol, and (f) Marijuana, which drug results in the most dependence?
What is cocaine.
200
Illicitly used prescription meds that are “felt” or influence the brain the quickest are ________.
What is snorted.
300
Marijuana, psilocybin, and PCP are all what?
What are hallucinogens.
300
A drug that has low abuse potential, valid medical use, and lower potential for producing dependence is a Schedule ___?
What is V.
300
characterized by withdrawal sickness when administration of the drug is abruptly stopped
What is drug dependence.
300
When considering (a) Heroin, (b) Cocaine, (c) Nicotine, (d) Caffeine, (e) Alcohol, and (f) Marijuana, which drug reinforces the sensation desired?
What is cocaine.
300
The most common prescription medications that are abused are classified as _______?
What are pain medications.
400
Cocaine, crack, and crystal meth are all examples of what?
What are stimulants.
400
Heroin, PCP, and LSD are all classified as Schedule __________ drugs.
What is I.
400
physiological need for a drug that results from regular use
What is physical dependence.
400
The October 2011 article from NIH addressed what?
What is prescription drugs.
400
The best weapon that Forensic Science has in analyzing illicit drugs is what>
What is gas chromatograph and mass spectrometer.
500
Types of analgesics are which category of drugs?
What is narcotics.
500
The government maintains five schedules of classifications for controlled substances. Controlled substances are placed in these schedules according to what?
Potential for abuse, Potential for dependence, Medical value
500
use of a drug from underlying emotional needs
What is psychological dependence.
500
List the emotional withdrawal symptoms and the physical withdrawal symptoms discussed in class
Emotional- anxiety, restlessness, irritability, insomnia, headaches, poor concentration, depression, social isolation Physical- sweating, racing heart, palpitations, muscle tension, tightness in the chest, difficulty breathing, tremor, & nauseam vomiting, or diarrhea
500
When a Forensic Scientist tests unknowns that are possible drugs at a crime scene, he/she will use ________________________________.
What are color tests.
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