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A drug or other substance that is tightly controlled by the government because it may be abused or cause addiction
A scientist who typically works with chemicals and other substances to determine if they are toxic, or harmful, to humans and other living organisms or the environment.
A Toxicologist
law that establishes penalty for possession, use, or distribution of illegal drugs and established 5 schedules for classifying drugs.
Controlled Substance Act
when you take a toxic (poisonous) amount of a drug or medicine
Overdose
a substance naturally produced by a living thing that cause illness or death in humans.
Toxic
-drugs with a high abuse risk
-heroin, marijuana, LSD, PCP, and cocaine.
Schedule 1 Drug
-a substance (such as an anabolic steroid, human growth hormone, or erythropoietin) that is used illicitly to improve athletic performance
-increases the number of your red blood cells to enhance your performance
Performance Enhancing Drugs
a potent synthetic opioid drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as an analgesic (pain relief) and anesthetic
Fentanyl
Derived from the Cannabis Plant
-Snoop Dogg
Marijuana
a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.
A Drug
The branch of science concerned with the nature, effects, and detection of poisons.
Toxicology
Powerful craving for a drug, unlike addiction does not result in physical withdrawals when trying to stop.
Dependency
deliberately; on purpose
Intentionally
not poisonous or toxic.
- include certain narcotics, stimulants, and depressant drugs
-morphine, cocaine, oxycodone (OxyContin®), , methylphenidate (Ritalin®), and dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine®)
Schedule 2 Drugs
the injection of oxygenated blood into an athlete before an event in an attempt to enhance athletic performance
Blood Doping
a medicine that can save someone from a heroin, fentanyl, or prescription opioid medicine overdose.
Narcan (Naloxone)
A substance used to treat pain or cause sleep
Opiates
an addictive, sleep inducing drug, often derived from an opium
Narcotic
Any one of various substances used to kill harmful insects
A Pesticide
a substance that decreases or inhibit the nervous system, reducing awareness
Depressant
without intention; in an unintentional manner
synthetic hormones that help with the growth and repair of muscle tissue
Anabolic Steroids
-those containing smaller amounts of certain narcotic and non-narcotic drugs, anti-anxiety drugs, tranquilizers, sedatives, stimulants, and non-narcotic analgesics
- acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol)
Schedule 3 Drugs
Schedule 4 Drugs
Schedule 5 drugs
medications that block the activation of opioid receptors in your central or peripheral nervous systems.
Opiate Antagonist
They enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and bring to the criminal and civil justice system of the United States
DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency)
an analytical technique used to separate and detect the chemical components of a sample mixture to determine their presence or absence and/or quantities
Gas Chromatography (used in drug identification)
A natural or manufactured substance that can cause severe illness or death, if ingested, inhaled or absorbed through the skin.
The deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, toxins or other harmful agents to cause illness or death in people, animals or plants.
Bioterrorism
a drug that changes a persons thinking and perception during intoxication
Hallucinogen
consciously and intentionally; on purpose
Deliberately
An addictive, poisonous chemical found in tobacco
Nicotine
an analytical tool useful for measuring the mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) of one or more molecules present in a sample
Mass Spectrometry (used in drug identification)
a separation technique that separates molecules in an electric field according to size and charge
Capillary Electrophoresis
chemistry generally done in the liquid phase.
Wet Chemistry
a potent natural toxin. Ricin is a frequently used agent for biocrimes.
Ricin
The degree to which a substance is poisonous or can cause illness
Toxicity
Poisonous substances produced by living organisms
Organic Toxin
a drug that causes addiction, habituation, or a marked change in the consciousness, has limited or no medical use, and is listed in schedule one in the US controlled substances act
Illegal drug
a condition occurring with consistent use of one drug whereby a person needs more and more of the drug to produce the same affect
Tolerance
an illegal street drug that usually comes as a white powder, which can be dissolved in alcohol or water.
PCP (Phencyclidine)
a substance naturally produced by a living thing that can cause illness or death in humans
A Toxin
A physical process associated with drug use whereby a person craves a drug, has withdrawals when stopped.
Addiction
a substance affecting the nervous system by increasing alertness, attention, and energy, as well as elevation blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration.
Stimulant