Acronyms
“In the body”
100
This is a measurement of the amount of alcohol within a person’s blood, and is used to determine their level of intoxication. It is abbreviated as “BAC”.
What is Blood Alcohol Concentration.
100
These organs filter the wastes, including drugs and toxins, from your blood.
What are the kidneys?
200
2.This Department of the U.S. Health & Human Services regulates the safety of America’s food, drugs, and many other consumer products. It is abbreviated as the “FDA”.
What is the Food and Drug Administration
200
This organ breaks down the toxins within your body, which is why alcoholics and drug abusers often get cirrhosis of this organ.
What is the liver?
300
3.Abbreviated as “COD”, this is the actual medical reason for a person’s death (such as heart failure or blunt force trauma). This should not be confused with the “MOD” or Manner of Death, which would be either accidental, intentional, or natural.
What is the Cause of Death?
300
This is the most useful bodily fluid for determining the presence of drugs or toxins.
What is blood?
400
4. The mission of this federal agency is to enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States, and bring to the criminal and civil justice system those who are involved in the growing, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances in the U.S. It is abbreviated as the “DEA”.
What is the Drug Enforcement Administration?
400
The hair is very useful in determining a timeline for the absorption of poisons or drugs because it grows this much each month (on average).
What is a half inch?
500
The mission of this institution is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction through research and public education. It is abbreviated as “NIDA”.
What is the National Institute on Drug Abuse?
500
This is the fluid inside your eye.
What is the vitreous humor?