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The study of poisons and the identification of drugs
Toxicology
Alcohol is a member of this group
Depressants
Drug or chemical compound regulated by the legal system
Controlled Substance
Caffeine is this type of controlled substance
Stimulant
When your body has become dependent on a controlled substance
Addiction
Affects the user’s perceptions, thinking, self-awareness, and emotions
Hallucinogens
Addiction and overdoses to controlled substances occur after this amount of the drug is taken, inhaled, ingested, etc.
Varies between all people
Age, gender, height, weight, frequency
Used to reduce pain by suppressing the central nervous system
Narcotics
Exposure to a drug for the purpose of treating illness or relieving pain
Intentionally
Causes drowsiness and slowed brain activity. It relieves anxiety and produces sleep
Depressants
Increases feelings of energy and alertness
Stimulants
Promote cell and tissue growth increasing bone mass and body muscle.
Anabolic Steroids
Exposure to a drug for the purpose of harming or killing others, or by suicide
Deliberately
Depressants
A major side effect of this drug is depression
Stimulants
Expose to the drug by harmful combinations or overdoses
Accidentally
Name all 5 controlled substances groupings
Hallucinogens
Narcotics
Stimulants
Anabolic Steroids
Depressants
Toxocologists can tell the duration of the drug which means they can tell...
The frequency/how long the drug was used/abused
Toxicologists can tell the nature of exposure to the drug which means they can tell whether the drug was...
ingested, inhaled, or absorbed
A collection of symptoms that a person experiences, after a period of regular use, the quantity of available substance in the brain is reduced
Withdrawal