Page 24 - Prescription for Crime Drug Testing

Pre-Lab

Questions

1. Why must forensic technicians perform a 4. Why is it important to identify the exact drug
confirmatory test after receiving a positive and the quantity?
result on a pre sumptive test? ..............................................................................
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2. What is a false positive?
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3. What is a drug that can usually be identified ..............................................................................
just on the visual appearance of the ..............................................................................
substance? ..............................................................................
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24 THE MYSTERY OF LYLE AND LOUISE