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Drugs - Natural or synthetic compounds potentially used for physiological and psychological effects. | Drugs - Natural or synthetic compounds potentially used for physiological and psychological effects. | ||
| - | + | ::Medicinal Uses - to correct or help some physiological or psychological problem | |
| - | + | ::Drug Abuse - chemicals used/taken for purposes for which they were never intended. | |
Metabolic Poisons affect Biochemical Mechanisms. Cabon monoxide gas is an example of a metabolic poison. Carbon monoxide gas is a colorless, odorless, and toxic gas which can be associated with suicide or homocide related deaths. | Metabolic Poisons affect Biochemical Mechanisms. Cabon monoxide gas is an example of a metabolic poison. Carbon monoxide gas is a colorless, odorless, and toxic gas which can be associated with suicide or homocide related deaths. | ||
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The Chemistry of Drugs in Forensic Science
What does the term DRUG mean
Drugs vs. Medicines
Drugs - Natural or synthetic compounds potentially used for physiological and psychological effects.
- Medicinal Uses - to correct or help some physiological or psychological problem
- Drug Abuse - chemicals used/taken for purposes for which they were never intended.
Metabolic Poisons affect Biochemical Mechanisms. Cabon monoxide gas is an example of a metabolic poison. Carbon monoxide gas is a colorless, odorless, and toxic gas which can be associated with suicide or homocide related deaths.
Carbon monoxide gas binds to iron in hemoglobin and is very slowly released into the blood stream. It displaces oxygen and forms carboxyhemoglobin which is 140 times more stable than oxyhemoglobin.
Breathing 0.1% CO in air for 4 hours converts 60% of hemoglobin to carboxyhemoglobin! CO produced by incomplete combustion - 200 million tons in US annually Not a cumulative poison (given time, the free hemoglobin is released)
