Forensic toxicology pre and post reading assessment

_______________ is the study of drugs and poisons, and their interactions with or effects on the body

• Serology
• Toxicology
• Controlled Substances
• Drugology

A drug is a natural or ______ substance that is used to produce physiological or psychological effects

• synthetic
• uniform
• poisonous
• spontaneous

Any substance that, when taken in sufficient quantities, causes a harmful or deadly reaction
 is known as a...

• toxin
• drug
• poison
• biohazard

There are 3 stages in the process of metabolism. Which involves the process of oxidizing alcohol in the liver and excreting alcohol in urine, breath, and perspiration?

• Absorption

• Distribution

• Elimination

Narcotics act as:

• depressants and suppress pain.

• stimulants and heighten pleasure.

• mood enhancing substances that flood the brain with dopamine.

• None of these choices

Stimulants:

• increase feelings of energy and alertness, while suppressing appetite.

• decrease feelings of energy and alertness, while suppressing appetite.

• increase feelings of energy and alertness, while increasing appetite.

• increase feelings of lethargy and alertness, while increasing appetite.

What type of drug is alcohol?

• stimulant

• narcotic

• depressant

• None of these choices.

_____________ tests are preliminary tests that do not provide positive identification but do indicate that drugs may be present.

• presumptive

• confirmatory

• presumptive round 2 test

• color

The federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970 recognizes five Schedules of drugs. Which Schedule of drugs contains drugs that have severely restricted medical use and a high potential for abuse (and includes cocaine, methamphetamine, methadone, and oxycodone)?

• Schedule I

• Schedule II

• Schedule III

• Schedule IV

• Schedule V

Drugs, such as barbiturates and benzodiazepines that relieve anxiety and produce sleep are called

• stimulants

• narcotics

• depressants

• None of these choices.