Bertino Forensics Chapter 9

A drug or other chemical compound whose manufacture, distribution, possesion, and use is regulated by the legal system.

• Drug

• Controlled Substance

• Poison

• Toxin

A chemical substance that affects the processes of the mind or body; a substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease

• Drug

• Controlled Substance

• Toxin

• Poison

An addictive drug such as opium that releases pain, alters mood and behavior, and causes sleep or feelings of mental numbness.

• Narcotic

• Toxin

• Poison

• Drig

A naturally occuring or manufactured substance that can cause severe harm or death if ingested, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin.

• Toxin

• Narcotic

• Drug

• Poison

The degree to which a substance is poisonous or can cause injury.

• Acute Poisoning

• Chronic Poisoning

• Toxicity

• Chromatography

A poisonous substance naturally produced by certain plants, animals, and bacteria that is capable of causing disease or death in humans; a subgroup of poisons

• Drug

• Toxin

• Poison

• Substance

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Stimulants increase feelings of energy and alertness while suppressing appetite.

• Steroids

• Hallucinogens

• Narcotics

• Stimulants

Drugs, such as barbiturates and benzodiazepines, that relive anxiety and produce sleep.

• Narcotics

• Depressants

• Steroids

• Stimulants

Forensic toxicology seeks to identify poisons or drugs in criminals and victims and their likely effects on those people.

• True

• False

Heavy metals and pesticides are also common poisons found in humans.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7