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Types of Drugs. CHS Forensics Forensics Science Ch 5. Where did the term Narcotic come from? The Greek word Narkotikos meaning numbness or deadening. Opiates. What do opiates behave like? Morphine. Opiates. What is the most commonly used opium based drug? Heroin. Opiates. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Types of Drugs
CHS ForensicsForensics Science
Ch 5
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• Where did the term Narcotic come from?
• The Greek word Narkotikos meaning numbness or deadening.
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Opiates
• What do opiates behave like?
• Morphine
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Opiates
• What is the most commonly used opium based drug?
• Heroin
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Opiates
• Why is the water and heroin mixture heated?
• To speed up the dissolving of heroin into water.
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Opiates
• How does an analgesics relieve pain?
• The drug depresses the central nervous system.
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Opiates
• What drug appears to eliminate the addicts desire for heroin?
• Methadone.
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Hallucinogens
• What chemical does Cannabis sativa contain?
• Tetrahydrocannibinol
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Hallucinogens
• What is another type of hallucinogen?
• Mescaline, Psilocybin, Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), Phencyclidine
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Hallucinogens
• Where does LSD come from?
• Ergot a fungus that attacks grains and grasses
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Hallucinogens
• Who first described the effects of LSD
• Albert Hofmann
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Depressants
• What do depressants do?
• Slow down the C.N.S.
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Depressants
• What is the most widely used drug in the US?
• Alcohol
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Depressants
• Why are barbiturates called downers?
• They relax the user, create a feeling of well being, and produce sleep
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Depressants
• Name the fast acting barbiturates.
• Secobarbitol, pentobarbitol, Amobarbitol
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Depressants
• How are antianxiety drugs different from barbiturates?
• They produce only feelings of well being.
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Depressants
• What is huffing?
• The practice of inhaling volatile organic solvents
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Depressants
• What are the effects of huffing?
• Feelings of exhilaration and euphoria, slurred speech, & double vision
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Stimulants
• What do stimulants do?
• Speed up the CNS Central nervous system.
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Stimulants
• What are amphetamines?
• Synthetic stimulants.
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Stimulants
• How can users take amphetamines?
• Orally or intravenously.
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Stimulants
• What is the smokeable form of methamphetamines called?
• Ice.
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Stimulants
• Where does cocaine come from Genus & species?
• Cocaine is stimulant derived from the leaves of Erythroxylon coca.
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Stimulants
• How does cocaine produce euphoria?
• By stimulating the pleasure center of the brain.
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Stimulants
• What do they call the smokable form of cocaine?
• Crack.
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Stimulants
• What effect does cocaine have on experimental animals?
• Cocaine produces the strongest psychological compulsion for continued use.
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Club Drugs
• How are GHB and Rohypnol used similarly?
• They facilitate sexual assault, rape, and robbery.
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Club Drugs
• What is MDMA?
• Ecstasy or Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
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Club Drugs
• How was MDMA originally supposed to be used?
• As an appetite suppressor.
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Club Drugs
• How is ketamine supposed to be used?
• As an animal tranquilizer.
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Anabolic steroids
• What are steriods?
• Synthetic compounds that are related to male sex hormones.