Transcript Drugs & Poisons - Duluth High School

Drugs & Poisons
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A police officer performs
a field test on a white
powder, obtaining a
purple color. The most
likely drug present is:
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Heroin
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The reagent used
for the field test of
heroin is:
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Marquis
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Identify marijuana’s
classification
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Hallucinogen
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The most common
diluent of heroin is:
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Quinine
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Drugs deemed to have the
highest potential for abuse
and have a current medical
use are listed in which
schedule of the Controlled
Substances Act?
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Schedule II
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Drugs deemed to have the
highest potential for abuse
and have NO medical use
are listed in which schedule
of the Controlled Substances
Act?
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Schedule I
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There is a significant
likelihood that continued
use of this drug will result
in a low degree of
psychological
dependence.
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Marijuana
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Regular use of the
following drug may lead to
physical dependency
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Ethyl Alcohol
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The most satisfying way
of simultaneously
separating and
tentatively identifying
drugs is by:
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Chromatography
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Heroin is a chemical
derivative of:
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Morphine
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Name a drug that is
produced and does not
occur naturally
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Amphetamine
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Name an analytical
technique that is
considered to be a
specific test in a drug
identification scheme
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Infrared
spectrophotometry
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Fill in the blank:
 Hashish is a
concentrated
preparation of
_________.
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Marijuana
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Fill in the blank:
The active ingredient
of marijuana is
_________.
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tetrahydrocannabinol
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Prior to ______
marijuana was
classified as a
narcotic drug.
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1970
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Marijuana is
synthesized from
the what type of
plant?
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Cannabis sativa L
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The source of most
analgesic narcotics is
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Opium
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Opium is a milky
gummy juice from the
pod of this plant:
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Papaver somniferium
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Name three popular
“club drugs”
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MDMA
 Rohypnol
 GHB
 Ketamine
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Caffeine,
Amphetamines and
Cocaine are all
examples of
_____________.
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Stimulants
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Alcohol is eliminated
from the body
chemically
unchanged in:
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Urine
Breath
Perspiration
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Alcohol is oxidized
in the body,
primarily in
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The liver
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A breath test may be
used to analyze
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Alcohol
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Blood samples must be
kept refrigerated so
that the alcohol
concentration does not
_________ with time.
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Decrease
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With a blood alcohol concentration of
0.15 percent, what are the chances of
being in an automobile accident (if
you are the driver)?
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25 times higher than
normal
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What percentage of alcohol is
absorbed through the stomach
walls into the portal vein of the
blood system?
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20%
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The blood alcohol
concentration level for
being presumed to be
legally “under the
influence” in most
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0.08%
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The elimination of
“burn off” rate of
alcohol average
_____% w/v per hour.
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0.015
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The ratio of alcohol in the
blood to alcohol in alveoli
air is approximately:
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2100 to one
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Alcohol is broken
down in the liver by
______.
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oxidation
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What is alcohol’s
classification?
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depressant
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Is Alcohol distributed
nearly evenly
throughout water
portions of the body by
the blood?
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Yes
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How does the
breathalyzer work?
Answer
Captures a volume of air, shines
infra-red light through the air. The
photoelectric cell on the opposite
side of the light measures the
amount of light absorbed by the
alcohol. This indirectly measures the
blood alcohol content at a 2100 to
ratio. (alveoli air & bac have a direct
relationship)
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The analytical technique
widely used for directly
measuring the amount of
alcohol present in the
blood is
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Gas Chromatography
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Name a drug that is
not found in blood or
urine.
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Heroin
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Name at least one out of three
psychophysical test which a police
officer may give to an individual
suspected of being under the
influence of alcohol?
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Walk and Turn
Stand on one leg
horizontal gaze
nystagmus
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Name three heavy metals associated
with poisoning.
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Lead
Mercury
Cadmium
Thallium
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In our lab, we tested for heavy metals
by reacting the metals with _________.
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Potassium chromate
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The toxicologist’s capabilities are
directly dependent on the input from
whom? In other words, without input
from these individuals, the toxicologist
will be looking for a needle in a
haystack.
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Attending physician
Medical examiner
Police
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Name the individual responsible for 600
poisonings including 2 Popes.
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Madame Giulia Toffana
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Name the individual responsible for
starting a society for women who want
to kill their husbands.
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Hieronyma Spara