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The document discusses different types of drugs, their effects, and legal classifications. It describes narcotics like opiates which induce sleep and relieve pain, and hallucinogens that alter normal thought processes. It outlines the Controlled Substances Act which categorizes drugs into 5 schedules based on their medical value and potential for abuse, with Schedule I being the most restricted. Various presumptive and confirmatory drug tests are also mentioned that can identify the presence of substances like heroin, amphetamines, and cocaine.
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Lemurs live in groups in the tropical rainforests, dry woodlands, and desert scrub of Madagascar. They leap between trees to gather food like fruit, flowers, insects, leaves and buds. Lemurs have good senses of smell and vision to find food and detect predators. Male ring-tailed lemurs engage in competitive bobbing dances during their one-day annual mating season in April or May to impress females.
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Lemurs live in groups in the tropical rainforests, dry woodlands, and desert scrub of Madagascar. They leap between trees to find food like fruit, flowers, insects and young buds. Lemurs have good senses of smell and vision to locate both food and predators. Male ring-tailed lemurs engage in competitive bobbing dances during their one-day annual mating season in April or May to impress females.
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Drugs
- 1. Druuuugs
- 2. Druuuugs (Don’t do them!)
- 6. Dependence
- 11. Narcotics (analgesics) Induce sleep, relieve pain, and depress bodily functions
- 13. Opiates Morphine Papaver somniferium
- 14. Opiates Morphine Heroin Papaver somniferium
- 15. Opiates Morphine Heroin Codeine Papaver somniferium
- 16. Opiates Morphine Heroin Codeine Methadone Papaver somniferium
- 17. Opiates Morphine Heroin Codeine Methadone OxyContin Papaver somniferium
- 18. Hallucinogens
- 19. Hallucinogens Cause marked alterations in normal thought processes, perceptions, and moods
- 22. LSD
- 24. Phencyclidine
- 25. Depressants
- 26. Depressants Slow down the functions of the central nervous system
- 29. Antianxiety & Antipsychotic Prescriptions
- 30. Stuff you huff
- 31. Stimulants
- 32. Stimulants Speed up the central nervous system
- 34. Amphetamines
- 35. Before
- 36. Two years of meth use later
- 38. Huh?
- 39. Cocaine
- 40. Club Drugs
- 41. The Controlled Substances Act
- 42. The Controlled Substances Act aka The Schedule
- 43. Schedule I
- 44. Schedule I Super evil
- 45. Schedule I Super evil No redeeming qualities
- 46. Schedule I Super evil No redeeming qualities 0-20 years
- 47. Schedule I Super evil No redeeming qualities 0-20 years $1 million
- 48. Schedule I Super evil No redeeming qualities 0-20 years $1 million Ex:
- 49. Schedule I Super evil No redeeming qualities 0-20 years $1 million Ex: heroin
- 50. Schedule I Super evil No redeeming qualities 0-20 years $1 million Ex: heroin LSD
- 51. Schedule I Super evil No redeeming qualities 0-20 years $1 million Ex: heroin LSD marijuana
- 52. Schedule II
- 53. Schedule II Very Evil
- 54. Schedule II Very Evil Almost no redeeming qualities
- 55. Schedule II Very Evil Almost no redeeming qualities 0-20 years
- 56. Schedule II Very Evil Almost no redeeming qualities 0-20 years $1 million
- 61. Schedule III
- 62. Schedule III Just Medium Evil
- 63. Schedule III Just Medium Evil Medically Useful
- 64. Schedule III Just Medium Evil Medically Useful 0-5 years
- 65. Schedule III Just Medium Evil Medically Useful 0-5 years $250,000
- 73. Schedule IV Only sorta evil Medically useful 0-3 years $250,000
- 74. Schedule IV Only sorta evil Medically useful 0-3 years $250,000 Ex: Phenobarbital
- 81. Schedule V Almost harmless Medically useful 0-1 years $100,000
- 85. Presumptive Color Tests So pretty!
- 86. Presumptive Color Tests So pretty! But not admisable. =(
- 87. Marquis Reagent Heroin Amphetamines
- 88. Dillie-Koppanyi
- 89. Duquenois-Levine
- 90. Scott Test
- 91. Scott Test
- 92. Scott Test
- 96. Microcrystalline Tests Reagent + suspect sample
- 97. Microcrystalline Tests Reagent + suspect sample
- 98. Microcrystalline Tests Reagent + suspect sample crystalline precipitate
- 99. Cocaine crystals
- 100. GHB
- 101. Methadone
- 102. Methamphetamine