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Anabolic steroids
drugs that promote cell division and tissue growth
Arsenic
Odorless, Tasteless poison involved in a third of all poisonings during the 19th century
Botulism
The most poisonous biological substance known to humans
Cyanide
poison described as having a bitter almond Odor
depressants
drugs that slow down the normal function of the central nervous system
hallucinogens
drugs known to increase awareness of sensory input, diminish control and cause panic
narcotics
Drugs which act to reduce pain by suppressing the central nervous systems ability to relay pain messages to the brain
Stimulants
Drugs that increase feelings of well-being, energy and alertness
Schedule I Drugs
Drugs with high potential for abuse and addition and no medical value
Schedule II Drugs
Drugs with high potential for abuse and addition and have some medical value with restrictions
Schedule III Drugs
Drugs with less potential for abuse and addiction and are currently acceptable for medical use
Schedule IV Drugs
Drugs with low potential for abuse and addiction and are currently acceptable for medical abuse
Schedule V Drugs
Drugs that have medical use and the lowest potential for dependency
Acute poisonings
poisoning that involves high doses over a short time periods
caution
A word assigned to pesticides and other products that are relatively or slightly toxic
chronic poisonings
Poisonings that involve low doses over long periods of time
Controlled
drugs whose sale, possession and use are restricted in the US
Danger
Word assigned to pesticides and other products that are highly toxic
illegal
Drugs with no current accepted medical use in the us
presumptive
type of testing used to narrow down the identity of a toxin
warning
word assigned to pesticides and other products that are moderately toxic
orfila test
a chemical test used to detect arsenic and was the first use of toxicology in a jury trial
marsh test
a chemical test that is used to detect arsenic
Addiction
feeling the need to have a substance it is not optional
Bad trip
when things “go wrong” and someone ahs a bad reaction to a substance.
Tolerance
a condition in witch higher doses of a drug are required to produce the same effect experienced during during initial use
Withdrawal
a collection of symptoms that a person experiences when after a period of regular use the quantity of available substance in the brain is reduced
when does ricin come from and what does it do?
Caster bean, ricin is lethal in humans in very small quantities enters the cells of the body and prevents the, from making necessary proteins causing cell death.
how is anthrax spread?
inhalation, ingestion or skin absorption
what drug is used to treat addiction to other narcotic drugs?
Methadone
What drug drastically changes the appearance of the user?
methamphetamines AKA Meth
what are the nicknames of steroids?
Arnolds, Juice, Roids
what is LD-50
used to determine the acute toxicity of a substance animal testing is often used.
what was the name of the poisonous gas used in gas chambers?
Hydrogen cyanide
what toxic can kill a victim in a matter of seconds due to an enzyme that it places in the mitochondria that halts cell reproduction.
Cyanide
what might forensic toxicologists also look for?
Metabolites
