Types of Drugs

CHS ForensicsForensics Science

Ch 5

• Where did the term Narcotic come from?

• The Greek word Narkotikos meaning numbness or deadening.

Opiates

• What do opiates behave like?

• Morphine

Opiates

• What is the most commonly used opium based drug?

• Heroin

Opiates

• Why is the water and heroin mixture heated?

• To speed up the dissolving of heroin into water.

Opiates

• How does an analgesics relieve pain?

• The drug depresses the central nervous system.

Opiates

• What drug appears to eliminate the addicts desire for heroin?

• Methadone.

Hallucinogens

• What chemical does Cannabis sativa contain?

• Tetrahydrocannibinol

Hallucinogens

• What is another type of hallucinogen?

• Mescaline, Psilocybin, Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), Phencyclidine

Hallucinogens

• Where does LSD come from?

• Ergot a fungus that attacks grains and grasses

Hallucinogens

• Who first described the effects of LSD

• Albert Hofmann

Depressants

• What do depressants do?

• Slow down the C.N.S.

Depressants

• What is the most widely used drug in the US?

• Alcohol

Depressants

• Why are barbiturates called downers?

• They relax the user, create a feeling of well being, and produce sleep

Depressants

• Name the fast acting barbiturates.

• Secobarbitol, pentobarbitol, Amobarbitol

Depressants

• How are antianxiety drugs different from barbiturates?

• They produce only feelings of well being.

Depressants

• What is huffing?

• The practice of inhaling volatile organic solvents

Depressants

• What are the effects of huffing?

• Feelings of exhilaration and euphoria, slurred speech, & double vision

Stimulants

• What do stimulants do?

• Speed up the CNS Central nervous system.

Stimulants

• What are amphetamines?

• Synthetic stimulants.

Stimulants

• How can users take amphetamines?

• Orally or intravenously.

Stimulants

• What is the smokeable form of methamphetamines called?

• Ice.

Stimulants

• Where does cocaine come from Genus & species?

• Cocaine is stimulant derived from the leaves of Erythroxylon coca.

Stimulants

• How does cocaine produce euphoria?

• By stimulating the pleasure center of the brain.

Stimulants

• What do they call the smokable form of cocaine?

• Crack.

Stimulants

• What effect does cocaine have on experimental animals?

• Cocaine produces the strongest psychological compulsion for continued use.

Club Drugs

• How are GHB and Rohypnol used similarly?

• They facilitate sexual assault, rape, and robbery.

Club Drugs

• What is MDMA?

• Ecstasy or Methylenedioxymethamphetamine

Club Drugs

• How was MDMA originally supposed to be used?

• As an appetite suppressor.

Club Drugs

• How is ketamine supposed to be used?

• As an animal tranquilizer.

Anabolic steroids

• What are steriods?

• Synthetic compounds that are related to male sex hormones.