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1
Q

why are drugs illegal

A

because they’re dangerous

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2
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what do drugs affect?

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health, personal life, society, fines, jail time, criminal record, secondary crime

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3
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what is buyer beware?

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impossible to know what’s acc in them so street drugs can contain anything

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4
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up to ___% of property is crime drug related

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75

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5
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what solvents were abused in elementary school?

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liquid eraser, pain thinner and whiteboard markers

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6
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what is nitrous oxide in

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whipped cream

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7
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what was the “fake” pot in herbal incense situation?

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random leaves and soaked them in chemicals

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8
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what is cocaine

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“feel good drug”

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9
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was cocaine in coca cola

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no ppl thought because its a non-alcoholic version

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10
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what were the uses of cocaine

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hair for itchiness

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11
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what is Harrison tax act 1914

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made cocaine illegal because it was harmful

If you bought a thing, you have to pay the tax or else it will be an illegal product
Doctors might need to use it for purposes and had tp get rid of the illegimate reasons

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12
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what did Stephan chemical do

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import coco leaves and they go to to this company to extract the cocaine from leaves

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13
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what topical anesthetics

A

auralgan, benzocaine

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14
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dental anesthetics inspired by ??

A

cocaine

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15
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what is hydrochloride

A

chemical sterilizer

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16
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why is cocaine addiction very strong

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no tolerance, no physical withdrawal, very strong psychological effect

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17
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animals prefer _____ to food/sex?

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cocaine

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18
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what is freebased cocaine from cracks

A

crack cocaine takes the HCL and mixed with baking soda

removes the HCL

evaporates the liquid from cracked cocaine

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19
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crack requires ??

A

lower doses

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20
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is crack cocaine more dangerous than regular cocaine?

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yes

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21
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how is crack usually consumed?

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smoked

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22
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cocaine prevents ???

A

dopamine reuptake

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23
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cocaine is a

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dopamine reuptake inhibitor

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24
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where was amphetamine used

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world war 2 for agression

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25
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lower dose of amphetamine for?

A

decongesting nose

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26
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higher dose of amphetamine for?

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higher dose for increasing endurance and agression

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27
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high doses of amphetamine induces?

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euphoria (stimulates dopamine release) and produces psychosis

hyper-stimulate the sympathetic nervous system “fight or flight” (aggression)

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28
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amphetamine extracted using?

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Coca Cola (acid in coke makes it soluble in water)

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29
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amphetamine used to treat ??

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depression

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30
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what was speed freaks

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people take it and become agressive and psychotic (ppl were scared of amphetamine users)

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31
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symptoms of amphetamine psychosis?

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extreme aggression, eyes and hearing hallucinations and paranoid psychosis

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32
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when did methamohetamine made a comeback?

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1990s ?

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33
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what makes methamphetamine

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pseudoephedrine

34
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meth is a ???

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potent vasoconstrictor (dries up runny nose and constricts the blood flow)

35
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shuts off blood supply un gums from what ??

A

meth teeth

36
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what is meth face

A

blood constricted in face and causes skin to die

causes sores

37
Q

what is opiates derived from

A

poppy latex (opium poppy)

38
Q

heroin was sold as a ??

A

non-addictive cough suppressant

39
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how is heroin consumed

A

usually injected

40
Q

what is the most common medicinal opiate?

A

codeine

41
Q

oxycontin is ???

A

hillbilly heroin

42
Q

what are important painkillers?

A

opiates

43
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why are many doctors are reluctant to use opiates for terminal patients?

A

chronic pain

44
Q

hallucinogens are ??

A

serotonin agonists

45
Q

magic mushrooms contain

A

psilocybin

46
Q

ergot in witchcraft?

A

hallucinating and make weird noises speaking in tongues

47
Q

ergotamine can be converted to

A

lysergic acid

48
Q

atropine was used in ??

A

surgery for paralyzed digestive systemw

49
Q

what is hyoscine?

A

scopolamine (truth serum)

50
Q

fentanyl was the first ??

A

designer drug and is also an industrial strength

51
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why did fentanyl addicts die from overdose??

A

potency was too high and easy to make a mistake to overdose

52
Q

lethal dosages of fentanyl is smaller than ??

A

heroin

53
Q

what is a designer version of fentanyl?

A

W-18

54
Q

counterfeit opioids are cheaper to ??

A

make (prescription lipids difficult/expensive)

55
Q

why is fentanyl so dangerous?

A

doses are extremely small

56
Q

use of fillers make measurements ______ ?

A

easier because dilute the drug in a filler

57
Q

drug fillers are _____?

A

powders (sloppy drugs makes dangerous drugs)

58
Q

MDMA is ??

A

truth serum

59
Q

ecstasy became illegal in ??

A

1988

60
Q

symptoms of euphoria?

A

Reduced inhibitions, sexuality, lack of judgement, Hyperthemia,

Liver, kidney, heart failure and death

61
Q

ecstasy tabs are not very ___

A

pure

62
Q

additives to _________?

A

ecstacy tabs

63
Q

ecstasy tabs ex?

A

ketamine, GHB, methamphetamine

64
Q

many tabs don’t contain ______

A

ecstasy

65
Q

predatory drugs ??

A

ecstasy, GHB, ketamine, rohypnol (increases sexual)

66
Q

test kits are reliable or no?

A

reliable but have to be careful (buyer’s beware)

67
Q

khat contains

A

cathinone

68
Q

khat leaves chewed as ??

A

stimulant

69
Q

khat high dose causes&raquo_space;

A

aggression

70
Q

side effects of khat

A

dehydration, weightless, addictive, hallucinations and psychosis

71
Q

what cause psychosis ??

A

khat crystaks and bath salts

72
Q

demerol is ??

A

systematic pain killer

73
Q

MPPP is ??

A

deisgner version of demerol

74
Q

what was the culprit of case of frozen addicts??

A

sloppy chem

75
Q

can drugs make you smarter?

A

no but drug exists: iodine

76
Q

about ____% dont get enough

A

20

77
Q

drugs for narcolepsy keeps you ??

A

awake

78
Q

people use _____ and ____ as stimulants?

A

caffeine and nicotine

79
Q

ritalin improves?

A

behaviour and ADHD

80
Q

effects of vitamin drugs (for smarters) are ??

A

emotional not cognitive

81
Q

counterfeit drugs are a _____

A

$100 billion market

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