How does a color test work? What is the main limitation of a color test for identifying drugs?

What will be an ideal response?


In a color test, a chemical reagent turns a specific color when brought into contact with a particular drug. The main limitation of color tests is that they are useful for screening purposes only and are never taken as conclusive identification of unknown drugs.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The brutalization hypothesis states the use of harsh punishments is an effective deterrent. 2. The legal basis for lextalionis is the desire for revenge. 3. Among early societies, religious offenses were considered less dangerous than secular offenses. 4. The infliction of physical pain upon an offender is called corporal punishment. 5. Banishment was the punishment most often used in lieu of capital punishment.

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Which of the following is the MOST TRUE about alcohol use among American adolescents?

A) It is increasing for the rich more than the poor. B) It is continuing to rise for all American adolescents. C) It is increasing for the offenders more than the non-offenders. D) It is increasing for the poor more so than for the rich.

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If you do not have the sampling frame of your population but still want to use a probability sampling technique for statistical reasons, you should select what type of sample?

a. quota b. snowball c. cluster d. stratified

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SCOTUS has not yet decided if searches of certain types of technology constitute Fourth Amendment searches. Which of the following has not been addressed by SCOTUS?

a. thermal imagers b. GPS trackers c. bank statements d. texting

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