Ricin is a poisonous protein in the _____________.
________________ acts as a neurotoxin, paralyzing muscles by blocking the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
About how many people die from "lockjaw" per year worldwide?
Which of the following are characteristics of an overdose for pesticides and heavy metal poisoning when coma is a characteristic?
Which of the following are characteristics of an overdose for pesticides and heavy metal poisoning when nausea and vomiting is a characteristic?
Which of the following are characteristics of an overdose for pesticides and heavy metal poisoning when body spasms is a characteristic?
Although poisoning is popular in murder mysteries and detective stories, it is:
Bulgarian dissident, Georgi Markov was killed in 1978 by:
Today the commonly used poisons include:
Acute poisoning is due to:
Accidental deaths from drug overdoses are more common than deaths from poisoning. Those whose deaths were linked to lethal drug combinations or overdoses are(choose all that apply):
Controlled substances are defined as:
Arrests for drug abuse violations have been:
LSD was originally found in a fungus that grows on rye and other grains in 1938 and is one of the most potent mood-changing chemicals. It is:
PCP is available in a number of forms. It also has the street name of:
Stimulants:
Botulism is the:
Organic toxins are:
Which of the following are characteristics of an overdose for pesticides and heavy metal poisoning when produces an almond-like odor is a characteristic?
For Ricin, when provided the symptom of redness and pain what was the type of exposure?
In the Tylenol Tampering case studies, the case study laced some _______________ with cyanide and killed her husband for his life insurance.
In the case studies, which had $100,000 reward posted by the drug manufacturer?
The major ways people are exposed to toxins are by ingesting
them, inhaling them, injecting them, or absorbing them through the
skin.
Today, poisoning is a very common form of murder.
There are six basic types of controlled substances.
Accidental deaths from drug overdoses are more common than
deaths from poisoning.
All alcohols are toxic to the body.
Which drug has the side effects of 👍
Wood alcohol or _______________ is chemically converted to toxic metabolites, formaldehyde and formic acid, in the human liver.
Which drug or heavy metal poisoning has the name of the Mad Hatter's Disease?
Clostridium tetani is the bacteria that produces _____________________________, a potentially deadly nervous system disease.
Drugs, such as barbiturates and benzodiazepines that relieve anxiety and produce sleep are called _______________________________.
The degree to which a substance is poisonous or can cause injury is_________________________.
Which of the following is an example of a uncontrolled substance?
This poison is also known as “inheritance” powder?
Lethal agents in gaseous form will include: hydrogen cyanide, CO and potassium chloride. They interfere with the production of _____, which provides energy for cellular function.
Which narcotice drugs have a drug overdose characteristic of blue fingernails?