Types of Drugs
Drugs that speed up the body and increase energy.
What are stimulants?
This schedule has NO medical use and is highly dangerous.
What is Schedule I?
Officers should always wear these to stay safe.
What are gloves?
Items used with drugs are called this.
What is paraphernalia?
This is having drugs on you.
What is possession?
Drugs that slow down the body and brain.
What are depressants?
This schedule includes drugs like cocaine and meth.
What is Schedule II?
This step happens first to capture what the scene looked like.
What is photographing?
This item is used to inject drugs.
What is a syringe?
A small drug charge may be this type of crime.
What is a misdemeanor?
Drugs used for pain relief that can be highly addictive.
What are narcotics?
This schedule has accepted medical use and lower abuse risk than Schedule I & II.
What is Schedule III?
This is picking up and gathering drug evidence.
What is collection?
This item is used to smoke drugs.
What is a pipe?
A serious drug crime is called this.
What is a felony?
Drugs that cause people to see or hear things that are not real.
What are hallucinogens?
Xanax and Valium are in this schedule.
What is Schedule IV?
This step keeps drugs safe and prevents contamination.
What is storing/packaging?
This item is used to measure drugs.
What is a scale?
Having a large amount of drugs may mean this intent.
What is intent to distribute?
Drugs people inhale like glue or spray paint.
What are inhalants?
This schedule has the lowest abuse risk.
What is Schedule V?
Doing this wrong can cause evidence to be thrown out in court
What is handling evidence improperly?
Give ONE example of paraphernalia not already listed.
(Spoon, needle, baggies, etc.)
Name ONE punishment for drug crimes.
(Jail, fines, probation, etc.)
A person is extremely alert, cannot sit still, has a fast heart rate, and is talking rapidly.
Question: What category of drug are they MOST likely using?
What are stimulants?
A drug is used in hospitals for treatment but still has a high risk of abuse and dependence (example: cocaine).
Question: What DEA schedule is this drug in?
What is Schedule II?
An officer collects drugs correctly but forgets to label the evidence and document who handled it.
What major problem could this cause in court?
What is the evidence becoming inadmissible / chain of custody being broken?
Officers find drugs along with a scale, small baggies, and a large amount of cash.
Question: What does this MOST likely indicate?
What is intent to distribute?
Two people are arrested:
Question: Who will MOST likely face more serious charges and why?
What is Person B because of quantity, paraphernalia, and prior offenses?