Depresses functions of the central nervous system, causes you to become calm and sleepy.
Depressant
100
Volatile substances must be packaged in ______ _______ to prevent evaporation of the solvent.
Airtight containers
100
The branch of science concerned with the nature, effects, and detection of poisons.
Toxicology
100
Who was the medical examiner in The Poisoner's Handbook?
Charles Norris
100
Alcohol belongs to what drug class?
Depressant
200
_______ drugs can be defined as drugs with no current accepted medical use in the United States.
Illegal
200
True or False? By means of chemical tests, most controlled substances and common drugs can be identified.
True
200
_______ is a rare but potentially deadly poison. It works by making the body unable to use life-sustaining oxygen.
Cyanide
200
Alexander Gettler was "the father of _________ in America"
Foresic toxicology
200
Marijuana belongs to what drug class?
Narcotic
300
LSD is an example of a _________.
Hallucinogen
300
________ testing doesn't positively identify the substance but it does narrow down the many possibilities so that more specific tests can later be conducted.
Presumptive
300
A _______ is any substance used to control pests.
Pesticide
300
The Jacksons were killed from a _______ leak in a hotel.
Cyanide
300
Alcohol suppresses the __________ in the human body.
Central Nervous System
400
_______ substances are legal drugs whose sale, possession, and use are restrictedbecause of the mind-altering effect of the drugs and the potential for abuse
Controlled
400
What test turns the solution blue, then pink, then back to blue in the presence of Cocaine?
Scott Test
400
_______ is the most poisonous biological substance known to humans. Caused by Clostridium botulinum.
Botulism
400
The Watch factory girls were poisoned from what toxin?
Radium
400
_________ is a mind-altering chemical that overacts parts of the brain causing altered senses, decreased motor ability, etc. It is a hallucinogen.
THC
500
Controlled Substances Act:
Federal Law established 5 schedules of classification of controlled substances based on what 3 things?
1. Drug’s potential for abuse
2. Potential to physical and psychological dependence
3. Medical Value
500
What test turns the solution purple in the presence of Heroin, Morphine, and Opium?
Marquis Test
500
Name 3 metal compounds that are very poisonous.
Arsenic, lead, mercury.
500
What type of gasoline was poisoning the factory workers?
Leaded gasoline
500
Absorbed in the _________ and _________.
Metabolized (broken down) in the _________.