Introduction
What is the difference between chronic and acute poisoning?
Acute- large amount in a short amount of time
Chronic- small amount over a long period of time
What is the difference between a controlled substance and illegal drugs?
Controlled- legal and used for medical use, heavily restricted
Illegal- not legal and typically not for medical use
What is an organic toxin?
Poisonous substances produced by living organisms.
Give a brief description of what Schedule I drugs are.
Drugs that are not currently accepted for medical use and has high potential for abuse.
A woman goes for a 10 mile run and when she gets home her muscles are sore. She takes the recommended dose of a pain reliever, like Tylenol.
This is an example of what type of exposure?
Intentional
What effects do hallucinogens have on the body?
Alter user's perceptions and emotions.
What is the common treatment that tightens face muscles?
Botox
What is not considered a scheduled drug?
Alcohol, lead, Insulin, Arsenic
A man suddenly drops dead at work. The toxicologist tests his blood and finds an extremely high dose of poison. Later, investigators find a lethal dose of cyanide in his coffee. The man has coffee every morning and the coffee has been fine up until this incident.
This is an example of what type of exposure? (2 types for full points)
Deliberate
Jane found a small pill on her counter and was curious about what it was. She decided to try it to find out*. She felt very awake for a few hours and she couldn’t eat her dinner because she was not hungry.
What type of controlled substance did Jane find on her counter?
*Don’t be like Jane. Never take a pill if you don’t know what it is.
Stimulant
Below are three true/false statements.
Organic toxins are poisons made from a living organism.
They usually are a type of protein that interferes with another organism's metabolism.
Your metabolism is how your body creates energy from food.
What would be the correct order of true/false answers for the statements above?
True-true-true
Which of the statements below are TRUE?
Gas chromatography uses the density of the drug and mixing agents to determine what the substance is.
Mass spectrometry breaks the substance apart using and electron beam.
It’s easy to perform confirmatory tests at the crime scene.
A security guard has been complaining to his coworkers that his stomach has been bothering him lately. He has tried to make changes to his diet to see if that will help his discomfort. One day, the pain is so bad he rushed to the hospital and is pronounced dead soon after. Investigators found that his wife had been putting a small amount of battery acid into his diet for several months.
This is an example of what type of exposure?
Chronic/Deliberate
What affects does depressants do to the body?
Relieves anxiety and produces sleep, drowsiness, slowed brain activity and reactions
What are the four most common animals that use venom?
1. Scorpions
2. Snakes
3. Spiders
4. Bees
What type of test is a quick test to narrow down possibilities?
Presumptive Tests
What factors affect how toxic something is?
- Dosage
- Duration
- If it is a mixed substance
- Nature of exposure
What are the five ways toxicology samples can be collected?
- blood
- urine
- hair
- saliva
- stomach contents
What are two agents that can cause a bioterrorism attack?
Ricin + Anthrax
What type of test can determine the exact identity of a drug/poison and can trace back to a specific growing source?
Confirmatory tests