Controlled Substances

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Credits 2. 2 Lecture Hours. Classification of effects of controlled substances in impaired individuals, sampling procedures and presumptive testing; history of the controlled substances act of 1970, federal drug scheduling, penalty groups in Texas, legislative complexity and challenges with new psychoactive substances, physiological, sociological, legal and societal aspects of controlled substance abuse. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in FIVS 308 or concurrent enrollment; FIVS-LWE and FIVS-SCE majors.