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15. Drugs of Abuse

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Identification of PCP abuse is by detection of?

Back (Answer)

Parent drug in urine

#2
Front (Question)

Window of detection for cannabinoids

Back (Answer)

Single use: 3-5 days Chronic: up to 4 weeks

#3
Front (Question)

4 ‘natural’ opiates

Back (Answer)

Morphine Opium Codeine Heroin

#4
Front (Question)

Narcotic opioid pain reliever that was banned in the US since Nov 2010

Back (Answer)

Propoxyphene

#5
Front (Question)

3 regulatory bodies governing DOA testing

Back (Answer)

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA, USA) • Department of US Health and Human Services (DHHS) • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

#6
Front (Question)

Normal urine pH

Back (Answer)

4.5 - 8.0

#7
Front (Question)

Window of detection for benzodiazepines

Back (Answer)

< 6 hrs

#8
Front (Question)

Major cannabinoid urine metabolite

Back (Answer)

THC-COOH

#9
Front (Question)

5 categories of abused drugs?

Back (Answer)

• Combination • Antipsychotics • Depressants • Hallucinogens • Stimulants

#10
Front (Question)

What does a blue-green urine oxidant test strip indicate?

Back (Answer)

Adultered w/ bleach or peroxidases

#11
Front (Question)

5 components of atomic absorption spectrophotometer

Back (Answer)

• Light source • Atomizer/nebulizer • Monochromator • Detector • Signal processor/readout device

#12
Front (Question)

In GCMS, separation of analytes is based on ________________ into the stationary phase

Back (Answer)

differential partitioning

#13
Front (Question)

What are cut-off levels?

Back (Answer)

Lowest level of analytical range which can be reliable

#14
Front (Question)

Toxic levels of this class of abused drugs can cause cardiovascular and respiratory depression, coma

Back (Answer)

Barbiturates

#15
Front (Question)

Window of detection for PCP

Back (Answer)

7-30 days

#16
Front (Question)

Difference between opiates and opioids?

Back (Answer)

Opiates - naturally occurring alkaloids of opium found in poppy plants Opioids - synthetic derivatives of opiates that are NOT found in nature

#17
Front (Question)

3 stages in flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry

Back (Answer)

• Desolvation • Vaporization • Atomization

#18
Front (Question)

Drug analysis records are usually retained for how long?

Back (Answer)

2 years

#19
Front (Question)

5 drugs frequently tested in a DOA panel

Back (Answer)

Amphetamine Cannabinoids Cocaine Opiates Phencyclidine

#20
Front (Question)

A more reactive compound has a _____ (higher/lower) concentration than the calibrator

Back (Answer)

lower

#21
Front (Question)

Metabolite of methadone

Back (Answer)

EDDP

#22
Front (Question)

Example of a barbiturate designer drug/club drug

Back (Answer)

Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - date rape drug

#23
Front (Question)

Storage after anaylsis for positive samples?

Back (Answer)

1 year frozen at -20C

#24
Front (Question)

How long does it take for drugs to appear in hair

Back (Answer)

7-10 days