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Chapter 7 Assignment Fill in the Blanks 1. An is an investigation held by a public official, such as a coroner, to determine the cause of death. is a public officer who holds an investigation if a person's The 2. death is from an unknown or violent cause. is postmortem examination of organs and tissues to determine 3. the cause of death. 4. The , an agency within the Department of Health and Human Resources, ultimately enforces drug prescription (and over-the-counter) sales and distribution. 5. is an acquired physical or psychological dependence on a drug. The of the Department of Justice controls drugs by enforcing 6. the law. Only those persons with a registration number issued by this agency may legally issue a prescription for narcotics. By law, all narcotic records must be kept for 7. years. controlled substances have low potential for addiction Schedule 8. and abuse. Cough medications containing codeine fall in this category. controlled substances have high potential for 9. Schedule addiction and abuse. Drugs with accepted medical use in the United States such as cocaine and morphine fall in this category waste is any medical waste that has the potential to carry 10. disease.

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1. An inquest is an investigation held by a public official, such as a coroner, to determine the cause of death.

2. The coroner is a public officer who holds an investigation is a person's death is from an unknown or violent cause.

3. An autopsy is a postmortem examination of organs and tissues to determine the cause of death.

4. The Food and Drug Administration, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Resources, ultimately enforces drug prescription (and over the counter) sales and distribution.

5. Addiction is an acquired physical or psychological dependence on a drug.

6. The Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs of the Department of Justice control drugs by enforcing the law. Only those persons with a registration number issued by this agency may legally issue a prescription of narcotics.

7. By law, all narcotic records must be kept for two years.

8. Schedule III controlled substances have a low potential for addiction and abuse. Cough medications containing codeine fall in this category.

9. Schedule II controlled substance has a high potential for addiction and abuse. Drugs with accepted medical use in the United States such as cocaine and morphine fall in this category.

10. Infectious waste is any medical waste that has the potential to carry any disease.