cmrj341

350-500 words

1. What is the Controlled Substances Act? Please provide an in-depth discussion on its purpose and how regulated substances are placed in each schedule? Should it be revamped? Why or why? 

2. Explain how each of the following laboratory tests or analyses is used in the process of drug identification: Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry, Spectrophotometry, Microcrystalline Tests, and Color Tests.

and significantly supported by two scholarly references. Students must also use proper spelling, grammar, and sentence structure. The in-text citations and references will be in APA Forma

• Drug Scheduling. DEA. Retrieved from https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/ds.shtml
  Pages: 1
  National Forensic Science Technology Center (2013). A Simplified Guide to Trace Evidence. Retrieved from http://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/trace/TraceEvidence.pdf
  Pages: 20
  Harper, L., Powell, J., & Pijl, E. M. (2017). An overview of forensic drug testing methods and their suitability for harm reduction point-of-care services. Harm reduction journal, 14(1), 52. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-017-0179-5
  Pages: 13
  Scientific Working Group for Forensic Toxicology (SWGTOX). (2013). Standard practices for method validation in forensic toxicology. J. Anal. Toxicol.,37, 452-474. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jat/bkt054
  Pages: 22
  Title 21 United States Code (USC) Controlled Substances Act. Retrieved from
          https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/21cfr/21usc/812.htm
  Pages: 1
  Total pages: 57
  Supplemental Reading:
  DEA. Diversion Control Division. Title 21 United States Code (USC) Controlled Substances Act. Retrieved from https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/21cfr/21usc/812.htm
  National Forensic Science Technology Center (2013). A Simplified Guide to Forensic Toxicology. Retrieved from http://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/tox/Toxicology.pdf
• Required Week 5 Reading and Resources