9.3 Notes

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9.3 Notes

• Anabolic Steroids, Laws

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Objectives

• Name and classify the commonly abused drugs

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Anabolic Steroids

• Synthetic compounds that are chemically related
  to testosterone
• Promotes development of secondary sex
  characteristics
• called androgen effects
• Accelerates muscle grown
• anabolic effects

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Anabolic Steroids cont.

• Cannot synthetically develop the drug without
  the androgen effect
• Current research shows little or marginal effect
  on enhanced strength or performance

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Anabolic Steroids cont.

• Classified as a controlled dangerous substance
  and under the control of the DEA
• Harmful side effects include liver cancer,
  masculinizing effects on females, Infertility,
  diminished sex drive in males, Premature bone
  growth cessation in teenagers, Mood and
  personality changes

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Drug Control Laws

• The severity of a penalty may depend on
• Weight
• Concentration in the manufacture
• Distribution
• Possession of a certain drug
• Chemical report must contain all information
  needed to properly charge a suspect of the
  existing law

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Controlled Substances Act

• Legal drug classification system created to
  prevent and control drug abuse
• Based on potential for abuse, dependence, and
  medical value
• Also includes a provision that a controlled
  substance analog (similar in chemical structure
  to a controlled substance) will carry the same
  penalties
• Designer drugs (fentanyl, more potent than
  morphine)

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Schedule I

• High potential for abuse
• Heroin
• Marijuana
• Methaqualone
• LSD

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Schedule II

• High potential for abuse
• Some accepted medical use
• Includes opium and its derivatives
• PCP
• Methadone
• Barbiturates

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Schedule III

• Less potential for abuse
• Accepted medical use
• May develop moderate physical dependence
• Includes some barbiturates
• Codeine
• Anabolic steroids

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Schedule IV

• Low potential for abuse
• Current medicinal use
• Valium
• Librium
• Darvon
• Phenobar

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Schedule V

• Low potential for abuse
• Less chance for dependence
• Include certain opiates with non-narcotic
  medicinal ingredients