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100

A drug or other substance that is tightly controlled by the government because it may be abused or cause addiction  

A Controlled Substance
100

A scientist who typically works with chemicals and other substances to determine if they are toxic, or harmful, to humans and other living organisms or the environment.

A Toxicologist

100

law that establishes penalty for possession, use, or distribution of illegal drugs and established 5 schedules for classifying drugs.

Controlled Substance Act

100

when you take a toxic (poisonous) amount of a drug or medicine

Overdose

100

a substance naturally produced by a living thing that cause illness or death in humans. 

Toxic

100

-drugs with a high abuse risk 

-heroin, marijuana, LSD, PCP, and cocaine. 

Schedule 1 Drug

100

-a substance (such as an anabolic steroid, human growth hormone, or erythropoietin) that is used illicitly to improve athletic performance 

-increases the number of your red blood cells to enhance your performance

Performance Enhancing Drugs  

100

a potent synthetic opioid drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as an analgesic (pain relief) and anesthetic

Fentanyl

200

Derived from the Cannabis Plant 

-Snoop Dogg 

Marijuana

200

a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.

A Drug

200

The branch of science concerned with the nature, effects, and detection of poisons.

Toxicology

200

Powerful craving for a drug, unlike addiction does not result in physical withdrawals when trying to stop.

Dependency

200

deliberately; on purpose

Intentionally

200

not poisonous or toxic.

non-toxic
200

- include certain narcotics, stimulants, and depressant drugs 

-morphine, cocaine, oxycodone (OxyContin®), , methylphenidate (Ritalin®), and dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine®)

Schedule 2 Drugs

200

the injection of oxygenated blood into an athlete before an event in an attempt to enhance athletic performance

Blood Doping

300

a medicine that can save someone from a heroin, fentanyl, or prescription opioid medicine overdose.

Narcan (Naloxone)

300

A substance used to treat pain or cause sleep

Opiates

300

an addictive, sleep inducing drug, often derived from an opium

Narcotic

300

Any one of various substances used to kill harmful insects

A Pesticide

300

a substance that decreases or inhibit the nervous system, reducing awareness

Depressant

300

without intention; in an unintentional manner

accidentally


300

synthetic hormones that help with the growth and repair of muscle tissue

Anabolic Steroids 

300

-those containing smaller amounts of certain narcotic and non-narcotic drugs, anti-anxiety drugs, tranquilizers, sedatives, stimulants, and non-narcotic analgesics 

- acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol) 

Schedule 3 Drugs

Schedule 4 Drugs

Schedule 5 drugs

400

medications that block the activation of opioid receptors in your central or peripheral nervous systems.

Opiate Antagonist

400

They enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and bring to the criminal and civil justice system of the United States

DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency)

400

an analytical technique used to separate and detect the chemical components of a sample mixture to determine their presence or absence and/or quantities

Gas Chromatography (used in drug identification)

400

A natural or manufactured substance that can cause severe illness or death, if ingested, inhaled or absorbed through the skin.

Poison
400

The deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, toxins or other harmful agents to cause illness or death in people, animals or plants.

Bioterrorism

400

a drug that changes a persons thinking and perception during intoxication

Hallucinogen

400

consciously and intentionally; on purpose

Deliberately

400

An addictive, poisonous chemical found in tobacco

Nicotine

500

an analytical tool useful for measuring the mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) of one or more molecules present in a sample

Mass Spectrometry (used in drug identification)

500

a separation technique that separates molecules in an electric field according to size and charge

Capillary Electrophoresis

500

 chemistry generally done in the liquid phase.

Wet Chemistry

500

a potent natural toxin. Ricin is a frequently used agent for biocrimes.

Ricin

500

The degree to which a substance is poisonous or can cause illness

Toxicity

500

Poisonous substances produced by living organisms

Organic Toxin

500

a drug that causes addiction, habituation, or a marked change in the consciousness, has limited or no medical use, and is listed in schedule one in the US controlled substances act

Illegal drug

500

a condition occurring with consistent use of one drug whereby a person needs more and more of the drug to produce the same affect

Tolerance

600

an illegal street drug that usually comes as a white powder, which can be dissolved in alcohol or water.

PCP (Phencyclidine)

600

a substance naturally produced by a living thing that can cause illness or death in humans

A Toxin

600

A physical process associated with drug use whereby a person craves a drug, has withdrawals when stopped.

Addiction

600

a substance affecting the nervous system by increasing alertness, attention, and energy, as well as elevation blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration.

Stimulant

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