Forensic Toxicology

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Forensic Toxicology

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Deals with the detection of drugs or poison’s and interpreting the findings in terms of its physiological and behavioral effects.

Question 2

Clandestine labs

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Concealed criminal labs

Question 3

Analytical phase

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selecting appropriate specimens for analysis and identifying drug based on how much of it remains and the presence of known metabolites

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Presumptive tests

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Quick/Sensitive but not specific. Can indicate what class of drugs

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Confirmatory tests

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Sensitive and specific to a single drug

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Interpretative phase

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Quantitative and qualitative determinations. Answers questions such as when the last dose was taken, whether the dose was acute or chronic, how the dose was taken, the amount taken, which is determined from the quantities of metabolites present and what symptoms that drug would likely produce in that amount

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Narcotics

Answer 7

Depress vital body functions such as opiates

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Hallucinogens

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Induce changes in mood, thoughts, and perceptions such as marijuana

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Depressants

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Depress the functions of the central nervous system, such as alcohol and barbiturates (CNS depressant)

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Stimulants

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Increase alertness or activity like amphetamines and cocaine; club drugs; and anabolic steroids