9_TOXICOLOGY & DRUGS
Vocabulary:
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DAY 1 ACTIVITIES: "Prescription drug"
Research: Are prescription drugs safe to use?
Research: Are prescription drugs safe to use?
- You may Visit the DEA website for information: https://www.dea.gov/education-and-outreach-media
- Document: Prescription for disaster: How Teens Misuse Medicine
- Video: "Chasing the Dragon"
DAY 2 ACTIVITIES: "Drug Lords: drugs, crime, violence, corruption"
- Case Study: Pablo Escobar, Drug Lord (pg. 185)Black Book
1. Who was Pablo Escobar?
2. What social and economic conditions were prevalent in Columbia during
Escobar’s reign that led to his cocaine empire?
3. Compare and contrast the 1990’s prison system in Columbia to that of the United
States?
4. How was Escobar able to appease the general population?
5. Describe how Escobar’s reign was finally ended.
DAY 3 ACTIVITIES:
- Video: "Seattle is Dying" "Impact of rugs on society"
- Independent Reading + Q/A followed by class discussion.
- Define: "drug". Explain the two distinct contexts of the definition.
- Define psychological dependence and physical dependence.
- List few signs or symptoms associated with physical dependence.
- Name four nondrug factors that play a part in drug dependence.
- What is the pharmacological definition of narcotic? How is this definition different from the "popular" or even "legal" definition? Explain.
- Describe the pharmacological behavior of "opiates".
- What are synthetic opiates? Give 2 examples.
- Define "hallucinogen", give 2 naturally occurring examples, and 2 synthetically created examples of hallucinogens.
- Define "depressants". Give 2 examples. Give three symptoms associated with the use of depressants.
- Define "stimulants" Give 2 examples of signs and symptoms observed in their users. Why can they be particularly lethal? https://drugabuse.com/stimulants/effects-use/
- Define "club drugs" Give some examples. Why are some reasons they are easily use in rape cases?
- Go to "here" and explore some ways you can protect yourself and avoid Date Rape Drugs them. https://teens.drugabuse.gov/blog/post/what-are-date-rape-drugs-and-how-do-you-avoid-them
- Define "anabolic steroids" Give an example. Why have they become increasingly popular among some individuals? What are some of the risks associated with their use?
DAY 4 ACTIVITIES:
- Drug Research Project
Forensic Toxicology: Drug Research Project Assignment
Step 1: Select one drug to complete your research from the link below:
Step 3: The presentation Format:
You must create a PowerPoint to teach the class about the drug you are researching. Include the following in your PowerPoint:
Step 4: The class presentation:
The presentation should be 10 minutes in length, and you should be able to speak about the drug without entirely reading off of your presentation slides. Also, be prepared to respond to additional questions the class or your teacher may have.
Interaction with class: During the presentation it is important that you capture and engage the rest of the class in learning the information. This can be accomplished through an educational game, puzzle, video, a quiz, a story, activity, etc…
- Commonly Used Drugs Charts
- LLearn more about some of the most commonly used drugs.
- List of Drugs in Alphabetical order: https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/orangebook/c_cs_alpha.pdf.
- Drug category: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/investigational-new-drug-ind-application/general-drug-categories
- Schedule: -www.dea.gov/drug-information/drug-scheduling
- Prescribed, legal or illegal + Legal issues that pertain to the drug and its use or abuse.
- Dosage
- Possible drug interactions
- The physical, emotional and societal effects of using this drug
- Any positive health benefits and/or medical uses
- Physical, psychological and emotional effects of withdrawal
- Why do people choose to use this drug? What purpose does it serve?
- Toxicology tests used to identify the drug (presumptive and or confirmatory)
- Find a case where the drug has been used in a poisoning, overdose, or crime.
- Other interesting facts
Step 3: The presentation Format:
You must create a PowerPoint to teach the class about the drug you are researching. Include the following in your PowerPoint:
- If using PowerPoint slides, use minimal words. You should explain…not read.
- Pictures (a minimum of 15 slides, no extreme pictures, must be appropriate – inappropriate pictures = loss of points) *Must cite!
- If using videos, may be 2 minutes if not self produced. Self produced 5 minutes maximum
- A list of references in MLA format. *(include at least two websites other than Wikipedia)*
Step 4: The class presentation:
The presentation should be 10 minutes in length, and you should be able to speak about the drug without entirely reading off of your presentation slides. Also, be prepared to respond to additional questions the class or your teacher may have.
Interaction with class: During the presentation it is important that you capture and engage the rest of the class in learning the information. This can be accomplished through an educational game, puzzle, video, a quiz, a story, activity, etc…
DAY 5 ACTIVITIES:
Toxicology (Chapter 7 pg. 244 black book)
- Online Activity: The Science of Addiction: Genetics and The Brain
- Lab: Paper Chromatography (separating and identifying components of mixtures)
Toxicology (Chapter 7 pg. 244 black book)
- Case Study: What killed Napoleon? pg. 245
- Watch the videos below.
Further Readings:
- Independent Reading + Q/A followed by class discussion.
- Define Toxicology
- Describe the role of a Forensic Toxicologist
- Answer the following reading guide question in complete sentences. Learn more by following the following link to NIAAA National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. What is the primary objective of a forensic toxicologists?
- Why is learning about the metabolism of alcohol important?
- Why do toxicologists need to devise a fast and specific tool for measuring the degree of alcohol intoxication?
- What is the definition of metabolism.
- Describe how is alcohol metabolized at each of the following steps: (include the organs associated and the processes) Absorption- Distribution - Elimination
- Why is it difficult to predict the length of alcohol absorption period?
- What is the post-absorption period?
- How does the correlation between alcohol concentration in breath to that of the blood, impacted the methods and technologies for blood-alcohol testing?
- Research shows that there are some variations in how individual metabolize alcohol. Elaborate.
- Describe the limitations of the theoretical most accurate determination of alcohol levels that would impair individuals normal body function.
- In the absence of blood in some postmortem situation, where does the medical examiner look for an answer? Why?
- Why isn’t blood testing usually done to measure alcohol level in blood if it can provide a more accurate reading?
- Summarize the metabolic pathways of alcohol (diagram of chemical reaction) Be sure to include the enzymes that participate.
- From the health and legal standpoints, what are some of the consequences of alcohol use?
- Compare arterial with venous blood alcohol concentration during the early stages of absorption. How does it change afterwards?
- Describe the 5th amendment case of Schmerber v. California Case. What was the Supreme Courts Ruling?
Further Readings:
- Case Study: Forensic Files Medical Mysteries Something's Fishy- a case of cyanide poisoning
- 10 Infamous Poisoning Cases
- Five Case Studies in Forensic Toxicology
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