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Types of Drugs
CHS ForensicsForensics Science
Ch 5
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• Where did the term Narcotic come from?
• The Greek word Narkotikos meaning numbness or deadening.
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Opiates
• What do opiates behave like?
• Morphine
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Opiates
• What is the most commonly used opium based drug?
• Heroin
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Opiates
• Why is the water and heroin mixture heated?
• To speed up the dissolving of heroin into water.
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Opiates
• How does an analgesics relieve pain?
• The drug depresses the central nervous system.
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Opiates
• What drug appears to eliminate the addicts desire for heroin?
• Methadone.
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Hallucinogens
• What chemical does Cannabis sativa contain?
• Tetrahydrocannibinol
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Hallucinogens
• What is another type of hallucinogen?
• Mescaline, Psilocybin, Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), Phencyclidine
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Hallucinogens
• Where does LSD come from?
• Ergot a fungus that attacks grains and grasses
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Hallucinogens
• Who first described the effects of LSD
• Albert Hofmann
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Depressants
• What do depressants do?
• Slow down the C.N.S.
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Depressants
• What is the most widely used drug in the US?
• Alcohol
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Depressants
• Why are barbiturates called downers?
• They relax the user, create a feeling of well being, and produce sleep
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Depressants
• Name the fast acting barbiturates.
• Secobarbitol, pentobarbitol, Amobarbitol
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Depressants
• How are antianxiety drugs different from barbiturates?
• They produce only feelings of well being.
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Depressants
• What is huffing?
• The practice of inhaling volatile organic solvents
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Depressants
• What are the effects of huffing?
• Feelings of exhilaration and euphoria, slurred speech, & double vision
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Stimulants
• What do stimulants do?
• Speed up the CNS Central nervous system.
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Stimulants
• What are amphetamines?
• Synthetic stimulants.
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Stimulants
• How can users take amphetamines?
• Orally or intravenously.
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Stimulants
• What is the smokeable form of methamphetamines called?
• Ice.
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Stimulants
• Where does cocaine come from Genus & species?
• Cocaine is stimulant derived from the leaves of Erythroxylon coca.
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Stimulants
• How does cocaine produce euphoria?
• By stimulating the pleasure center of the brain.
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Stimulants
• What do they call the smokable form of cocaine?
• Crack.
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Stimulants
• What effect does cocaine have on experimental animals?
• Cocaine produces the strongest psychological compulsion for continued use.
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Club Drugs
• How are GHB and Rohypnol used similarly?
• They facilitate sexual assault, rape, and robbery.
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Club Drugs
• What is MDMA?
• Ecstasy or Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
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Club Drugs
• How was MDMA originally supposed to be used?
• As an appetite suppressor.
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Club Drugs
• How is ketamine supposed to be used?
• As an animal tranquilizer.
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Anabolic steroids
• What are steriods?
• Synthetic compounds that are related to male sex hormones.