Drugs And Poisons

Question 1

Drug

Answer 1

A chemical substance that affects the process of the mind or body

Question 2

Narcotic

Answer 2

An addictive drug like opium

Question 3

Poison

Answer 3

A chemical that can harm the body if ingested

Question 4

Toxicity

Answer 4

The degree to which a substance is poisonous

Question 5

Toxin

Answer 5

A type of poison produced naturally by living things

Question 6

Depressant

Answer 6

A chemical that slows the heart rate and brain activity

Question 7

Tolerance

Answer 7

In response to prolonged, heavy intake of drugs and alcohol

Key word INTOXICATION

Question 8

Controlled Substance

Answer 8

A drug or other chemical compound whose use is regulated through the legal system

Question 9

True or false

Toxins are poisons manufactured in laboratories

Answer 9

False- poisons are naturally occurring

Question 10

True or false

The major ways people are exposed to toxins are by ingesting them, inhaling them, injecting them or absorbing them through the skin

Answer 10

True

Question 11

True or false

Today poisoning is a very common form of murder.

Answer 11

False- it used to be

Question 12

True or false

There are 6 classes of drug controlled substances

Answer 12

False- only 5 classes narcotic, hallucinogen, stimulant, depressant, anabolic steroid

Question 13

True or False

Accidental deaths from drug overdoses are more common than deaths from poisoning.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

True or false

Anabolic steroids increase muscle mass and have no harmful side effects

Answer 14

False- they do have harmful side effects

Question 15

True or false

Anthrax is a poison from bacteria

Answer 15

True

Question 16

True or false

Organic molecules must contain carbon atoms

Answer 16

True

Question 17

True or False

Alcohol, cocaine, and Heroin are hallucinogens

Answer 17

False- alcohol is a depressant

• cocaine is a stimulant
• heroin is a narcotic

Question 18

What two things eliminate alcohol from the body through erection?

Answer 18

Urine and perspiration

Question 19

In what organs is alcohol metabolized

Answer 19

Liver

Question 20

What is the name of the depressant molecule found in alcoholic beverages?

Answer 20

Ethanol

Question 21

What is the conversion factor value between blood alcohol level and breath alcohol level?

Answer 21

40

Question 22

In order to find the blood alcohol content (BAC) you have to multiply or divide by 40?

Answer 22

You multiply by 40

Breathalyzer X 40 = BAC

Question 23

How do hallucinogens affect the body?

Answer 23

Affects the users perceptions, thinking and self awareness

Question 24

Are ketamine, arsenic, Mercury, ricin, pesticides, anthrax, snake venom and anthrax poisons or drugs?

Answer 24

POISONS

Question 25

Are Oxycontin, marijuana, morphine, methamphetamines, Nicotine, Caffeine, and LSD poisons or drugs?

Answer 25

DRUGS

Question 26

How are toxins and poisons different?

Answer 26

Toxins are a subgroup of poisons

Question 27

How does immunoassay detect drugs in the body?

Answer 27

From testing antibodies for the drug in the body

Question 28

``` Name 5 hallucinogens E L P M K ```

Answer 28

Ecstasy, LSD, PCP, marijuana and ketamine

Question 29

``` Name 4 depressants A B V R ```

Answer 29

Alcohol, barbiturates, Valium, roofies

Question 30

``` Name 4 Narcotics H O C M ```

Answer 30

Heroin OxyCotin Codeine Morphine

Question 31

How do narcotics affect the body?

Answer 31

Reduces the pain by suppressing the central nervous systems ability to relay pain messages to the brain

Question 32

What is the purpose of performing chromatography or spectroscopy?

Answer 32

To identify the molecules in the substance

Question 33

What are the two forms of spectroscopy?

Answer 33

Infrared (IR) and Mass Spectroscopy (MS)

Question 34

What lines do Mass Spectroscopy (MS) have?

Answer 34

Straight lines

Question 35

What lines do infrared spectrography have? (IR)

Answer 35

Spiky lines

Question 36

What is the name of alcohol that humans can consume?

Answer 36

Ethanol

Question 37

How do anabolic steroids affect the body?

Answer 37

``` Men = femininity Female = Masculinity ```

Question 38

What tests can you run to detect alcohol in the human body? | Name 3

Answer 38

Urine Field sobriety Blood test

Question 39

How do stimulants affect the body?

Answer 39

They increase feelings of energy and alertness

Question 40

In order to find the breathalyzer reading you have to multiply or divide by 40?

Answer 40

You divide by 40 BAC/ 40 = Breathalyzer