| Question |
Answer |
| What are the illicit drugs |
marijuana, cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, abuse of prescription drugs |
| What are the gateway drugs |
alcohol, tobacco |
| What is the commonly used illict drug |
marijuana 76% |
| The states with the highest illict drug use are: |
Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire |
| States with the lowest illicit drug use are: |
Utah, Idaho |
| How many people in 2002 over the age of 12 were drivin intoxicated? |
11 million people |
| what % of pregnant women use nicotine and alcohol |
25% use nicotine, 5-8% are at risk for alcohol related prenatal problems |
| how many newborns are exposed to illicit drugs annually |
500,0000-750,000 |
| how is phlebotomist involve? |
by proper ID of the donor and specimen, prevention of adulteration or substitution, tamper proofing the specimen, initiation and accountability for the chain of custody, accurate and comprehensive documentaion through out the process |
| forensic specimens include: |
anrectal or vaginal swabs, bones, blood, clothing, hair, nails and nails scrapings, salive,skin, semen, sweat, teeth, urine |
| where can we find DNA |
it is present in all cells and stays the same throughout life |
| the only people who have the same DNA are |
identical twins |
| What is chain of custody |
process for maintaining control and accountability of each specimen from the time it is collected to the time of disposal |
| What does chain of custody do |
it documents the identity of each individual that handles the specimen and each time a specimen and each time a specimen "changes hands" |
| Custody control form |
it indicates the specific ID of the subject, the individual that obtained the specimen,, date, time and location of collection of the specimen and the signature of the person documenting that what is in the container was obtained from the person identifie |
| collection of the urine for toxicology screening for federal employees |
temperature of the urine must be read and recorded within 4 mins and must be within 90-100 degrees. contaners must be sealed and restroom must have limited wter acess- toilet water is tinted blue to prevent tampering with specimen |
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