PPT-Toxicology: Poisons and Alcohol

Toxicology Toxicology the study of the adverse effects of chemicals or physical agents on living organisms Types Environmental air water soil Consumer foods cosmetics drugs. UA 522009 First enacted 1952 Ord No 29 of 1952 Date of coming into operation West Malaysia 1 September 1952 East Malaysia 1 June 1978 Revised up to 1989 Act 366 wef 13 April 1989 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Long Title Section 1 The Study of Poisons. Beginning the Journey into. Toxicology. Murder Magic and Medicine. The Goals of this course. Introduce the Principles of Toxicology. Part A. History of Toxicology. Dose-response. Toxicology. . Toxicology. —. the study of the adverse effects of chemicals or physical agents on living organisms. . (In other words: combination of chemistry and physiology that deals with drugs, poisons, and other toxic substances and how these substances effect living organisms.) . Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2014. All rights reserved.. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, . 2014. . These Materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of TEA, except under the following conditions:. Definition.. Drug is any natural or synthetic substance when administered produces . psychological . or Physiological effects in the individual. Narcotic-The term means is derived from the Greek words “narkotikoos” which implies a state of lethargy or . Harmful Effects of Toxicology. It may damage the survival or normal functions of an individual.. What is Toxicity?. The degree to which a substance is poisonous or can cause injury.. The toxicity depends on a variety of factors.. Alcohol A drug research project by Janelle 1 Ethyl alcohol is the scientific name for alcohol, also known as booze, liquor, cold one, hard stuff and juice. It is a depressant , but in small amounts, it can provide a Toxicology. Toxicology. —. the study of the adverse effects of chemicals or physical agents on living organisms. Types:. Environmental. —. air, water, soil. Consumer. —. foods, cosmetics, drugs. Absorption of toxins in the GIT is by passive diffusion – this process requires that the substance cross cellular barriers . Toxins that are not absorbed from the GIT do not produce systemic effects but may produce local effects – diarrhea, bleeding and malabsorption of nutrients . Dan Villeneuve. US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure. Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division*. *The contents of this presentation neither represent nor necessarily reflect official US EPA policy.. Dr.. . Nirbhay. Kumar. Asstt. . Professor & Head. Deptt. . of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology. Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna. Branches of . Toxicology. Compilation of EU Dioxin Exposureand Health DataTask 8 - Human toxicologyReport produced forEuropean Commission EnvironmentUK Department of the Environment, Transport and theRegions (DETR)October 1999 Toxicology is the science dealing with properties, actions, toxicity, fatal dose, detection of, interpretation of the result of toxicological analysis and treatment of poisons .  Forensic toxicology deals with the medico-legal aspects of the harmful effects of chemicals on human beings . The science of detecting and identifying the presence of drugs and poisons in body fluids, tissues, and organs.. Toxicology. Study of poisons or the detection of foreign substances in the body that can have a toxic effect such as:.