Forensic Narcotics Analysis Lecture Notes

Practice flashcards covering the primary drug classifications and laboratory analysis principles discussed in the forensics narcotics lecture.

Depressant

Substances that slow down the function of the central nervous system.

Stimulants

Substances that speed up the function of the central nervous system.

Hallucinogens

Substances that affect your senses and change the way you see, hear, taste, smell or feel things.

Chromatography

A technique that separate mixture by difference in partitioning behaviour between mobile and stationary phase.

Screening/Presumptive color test

Indicative and non-specific test based on qualitative chemical reactions to drugs’ functional groups or chemical families.