Schedules and Classifications
This schedule of drug is not accepted for medical use and has a high potential for abuse.
What are Schedule I drugs?
This toxin is a byproduct of castor oil production.
What is Ricin?
Drug and alcohol abuse interferes with function of this body system by interfering with calcium absorption.
What is the skeletal system?
This information should go on the seal of evidence.
What are initials and date?
A natural or manufactured chemical that can cause severe harm.
What is a poison?
This schedule of drug is widely used for medicinal purposes and has a very low potential for abuse.
What are Schedule V drugs?
These toxins are produced by bacteria commonly found in soil.
What are Anthrax and Tetanus?
Drug and alcohol abuse interferes with function of this body system by impairing muscle coordination and reducing muscle mass.
What is the muscular system?
This evidence should be dried thoroughly to avoid molding.
What is plant evidence?
What is a toxin?
Caffeine would be an example of this classification of drug.
What is a stimulant?
Someone displaying irritability, personality changes, memory and balance problems, and excessive salivation, all symptoms of Mad Hatter's Disease, has likely been exposed to this heavy metal.
What is mercury?
Drug and alcohol abuse interferes with function of this body system by altering delivery of oxygen to the rest of your body.
What is the respiratory system?
This evidence should be stored in sturdy glass or plastic bottles and propped upright to avoid spillage.
What is liquid evidence?
Exposure to drugs and other harmful substances can happen in these ways (4).
What is ingestion, inhalation, injection, and absorption?
Overdose of this classification would result in slowed heart rate, drowsiness, slowed brain activity, and slurred speech.
What are depressants?
This substance is intended for use on insects and plants but will also cause harm in humans and other larger animals.
What are pesticides?
Drug and alcohol abuse interferes with function of this body system by interfering with nutrient absorption leading to weight loss or gain.
What is the digestive system?
This evidence should be stored in clearly labeled puncture resistant packaging.
What is biohazard evidence?
The nature of exposure to a harmful substance can fall under one of these three descriptors.
What is intentional, accidental, and deliberate?
This triad of symptoms is strongly suggestive of opioid/narcotic overdose.
What are coma, pinpoint pupils, and respiratory depression?
Two locations where evidence of exposure to poisons, toxins, drugs or alcohol can be found.
What is hair, urine, blood, breath, fingerprint, saliva.....etc?
This organ is heavily taxed by alcohol and drug abuse.
What is the heart?
Large amounts of evidence should be divided into parcels of this weight or less.
What is 30 lbs?
A type of test used to narrow down which substance has been found at a crime scene before further analysis states definitively which substance it is.
What is a Presumptive Test?