1. CHS Forensics Forensics Science Ch 5
Types of Drugs
CHS Forensics
Forensics Science
Ch 5

2. Where did the term Narcotic come from?
The Greek word Narkotikos meaning numbness or deadening.

3. Opiates
What do opiates behave like?
Morphine

4. Opiates
What is the most commonly used opium based drug?
Heroin

5. Opiates Why is the water and heroin mixture heated?
To speed up the dissolving of heroin into water.

6. Opiates How does an analgesics relieve pain?
The drug depresses the central nervous system.

7. Opiates What drug appears to eliminate the addicts desire for heroin?
Methadone.

8. Hallucinogens What chemical does Cannabis sativa contain?
Tetrahydrocannibinol

9. Hallucinogens What is another type of hallucinogen?
Mescaline, Psilocybin, Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), Phencyclidine

10. Hallucinogens Where does LSD come from?
Ergot a fungus that attacks grains and grasses

11. Hallucinogens
Who first described the effects of LSD
Albert Hofmann

12. Depressants
What do depressants do?
Slow down the C.N.S.

13. Depressants
What is the most widely used drug in the US?
Alcohol

14. Depressants Why are barbiturates called downers?
They relax the user, create a feeling of well being, and produce sleep

15. Depressants Name the fast acting barbiturates.
Secobarbitol, pentobarbitol, Amobarbitol

16. Depressants How are antianxiety drugs different from barbiturates?
They produce only feelings of well being.

17. Depressants What is huffing?
The practice of inhaling volatile organic solvents

18. Depressants What are the effects of huffing?
Feelings of exhilaration and euphoria, slurred speech, & double vision

19. Stimulants What do stimulants do?
Speed up the CNS Central nervous system.

20. Stimulants
What are amphetamines?
Synthetic stimulants.

21. Stimulants
How can users take amphetamines?
Orally or intravenously.

22. Stimulants
What is the smokeable form of methamphetamines called?
Ice.

23. Stimulants Where does cocaine come from Genus & species?
Cocaine is stimulant derived from the leaves of Erythroxylon coca.

24. Stimulants How does cocaine produce euphoria?
By stimulating the pleasure center of the brain.

25. Stimulants
What do they call the smokable form of cocaine?
Crack.

26. Stimulants What effect does cocaine have on experimental animals?
Cocaine produces the strongest psychological compulsion for continued use.

27. Club Drugs How are GHB and Rohypnol used similarly?
They facilitate sexual assault, rape, and robbery.

28. Club Drugs
What is MDMA?
Ecstasy or Methylenedioxymethamphetamine

29. Club Drugs How was MDMA originally supposed to be used?
As an appetite suppressor.

30. Club Drugs How is ketamine supposed to be used?
As an animal tranquilizer.

31. Anabolic steroids What are steriods?
Synthetic compounds that are related to male sex hormones.