19 Feb Week 4 Discussion: Drug Testing
The prevalence of substance abuse among the populations of developed countries is at an all-time high. Each drug class has unique physical and psychological side effects. Such effects all too often lead to injury and/or death due to functional impairments or the effects of overdose.
Please discuss the physiologic and psychologic side effects of the following drugs:
If your last name begins with…
…discuss the effects of:
A – F
long-term opioid abuse
G – K
long-term amphetamine abuse
L – P
long-term cocaine abuse
Q-Z
carbon monoxide exposure
Comment on how the individual may present when evaluated by a trained Drug Recognition Expert. Also, comment on one confirmatory test that can be used to demonstrate the presence of the substance in the live suspect.
Do a library and/or web search to find at least one credible information source and use that to explain your assigned drug.
Your main post should be at least 150 words.
In addition to citing at least one credible outside source, you also need to make at least one connection to the assigned Week 4 Learning Resources in your main response. In-text citations and full references in APA format are required.
