Anth 245 1st Edition Lecture 23Outline of last lecture:- Types of dependence - Drugs and society - Types of DrugsOutline of current lecture:- Drug-Control Laws- Schedule of Classification- Drug IdentificationCurrent lecture: - Club Drugs - - Synthetic drugs used at nightclubs, bars, and raves - e.g. MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, Rohypnol ("Roofies"), ketamine - GHB and Rohypnol are central nervious system depressants - Connected with drug-facilitated sexual assault, rape, and robbery Hallucinogenic and amphetamine-like effects MDMA - Enhances self-awareness and decreases inhibitions - Chronic abuse: seizures, muscle breakdown, stroke, kidney failure, and cardiovascular system failure ketamine Steroids - Synthetic compound, chemically related to testosterone - abused by individuals to accelerate muscle growth - Unpredictable effects on mood and personality, depression, diminished sex drive, halting bone growth, liver cancer Drug-Control Laws These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Controlled Substances Act - Five schedules on the basis of a drug's - 1. potential for abuse - 2. potential for physical and psychological dependence - 3. medical value Schedules of Classification - Schedule I: High potential for abuse o No currently accepted medical use (heroin, marijuana - this is on the list because there isn't universal acceptance and some doctors disagree, LSD) - Schedule II: high potential for abuse o Medical use with severe restrictions (Cocaine, methadone, morphine, codeine) - Schedule III: less potential for abuse o Accepted medical use such as all barbiturate prescriptions not under schedule II, codeine (certain doses), and steroids - Schedule IV: low potential for abuse o Current medical use such as Valium and Xanax - Schedule V: low abuse potential o Medical use - e.g. opiate mixtures - Robitussin with codeine Drug Identification - Select analytical procedures ensuring specific ID - Two phases: - 1. Nonspecific and preliminary screening test o Reduce possibilities o Series of color tests producing characteristic colors o Microcrystalline tests: size, shape of crystals - 2. Confirmation test o Identify a drug substance to the exclusion of all other known chemical substances. o Typically infrared spectrophotometry or mass spectrometry Collection and Preservation - The field investigator will properly package and label the evidence - Generally common sense is the best guide - Prevent loss or cross-contamination - Often the original container in which the drug was seized will suffice - All packages must be marked with information that is sufficient to ensure identification by the officer in the future and establish chain of custodyShort film Serial killers and rapists profiled with Jim Clemente (available on youtube) - Crime
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