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1
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Ethanol

(grain alcohol)

A

most commonly ABUSED chemical substance

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Stages of Impairment for Blood Alcohol

%w/v

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  1. 0.01 - 0.05
  2. 0.03 - 0.12
  3. 0.09 - 0.25
  4. 0.18 - 0.30
  5. 0.27 - 0.40
  6. 0.35 - 0.50
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Stages of impairment: Signs and symptoms

Stage 1: 0.03 - 0.05

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-NO obvious IMPAIRMENT
-SOME observable changes in PERFORMANCE testing

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Stages of impairment: Signs and symptoms

Stage 2: 0.03 - 0.12

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-SOME IMPAIRMENT of motor skills
-Mild euphoria
-Decreased inhibitions

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Stages of impairment: Signs and symptoms

Stage 3: 0.09 - 0.25

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-MEMORY impairment
-Decreased inhibitions and reaction time
-Loss of critical judgment

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Stages of impairment: Signs and symptoms

Stage 4: 0.18 - 0.30

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  • STRONG IMPAIRMENT motor skills (stag, slur)
  • Mental confusion
  • Dizziness
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Stages of impairment: Signs and symptoms

Stage 5: 0.27 - 0.40

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  • IMPAIRED CONSCIOUSNESS
  • Unable to stand or walk
  • Vomitting
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Stages of impairment: Signs and symptoms

Stage 6: 0.35 - 0.50

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  • Coma
  • Death (possible)
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≥ 0.10

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Presumptive evidence of driving under ALCOHOL INFLUENCE

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Cyanide

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Odor of Bitter Almonds

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Arsenic

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Odor of garlic
Keratinophilic

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Carbon monoxide

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  • Odorless, colorless, tasteless
  • Blood Cherry-red color
  • Bind to hgb 250x than oxygen
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Mercury

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  • Nephrotoxic
  • Can BIND to myelin
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Lead

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  • SOC: Whole blood
  • INHIBITS D-ALA synthase & pyrimidine 5’ necleotides
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Organophosphates

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  • Hepatotoxic
  • INHIBITS acetylcholinesterase
  • found in insecticides and pesticides
16
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Drug of Abuse: Give the metabolite of the given drug

Amitriptyline

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Nortryltyline

17
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Drug of Abuse: Give the metabolite of the given drug

Cocaine

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Benzoylecgonine

18
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Drug of Abuse: Give the metabolite of the given drug

Heroin

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Morphine

19
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Drug of Abuse: Give the metabolite of the given drug

Marijuana

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Tetrahydrocannabinol

20
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Drug of Abuse: Give the metabolite of the given drug

Primodine

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Phenobarbital

21
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Drug of Abuse: Give the metabolite of the given drug

Procainamide

A

NAPA

N-acetylprocainamide

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