What Does the DEA's Heroin Signature Program Identify

question 2

Multiple Choice

What does the DEA's Heroin Signature Program identify?

• A)the level of purity in heroin
• B)the method of smuggling the heroin
• C)the geographic source of the heroin
• D)the distribution method of the heroin

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Definitions:

Fasting

The voluntary abstention from eating and sometimes drinking for a defined period of time for health, religious, or other reasons.

Hypothalamus

An area in the brain situated beneath the thalamus, which is responsible for regulating the autonomic nervous system and the pituitary gland's function, overseeing the regulation of body temperature, thirst, hunger, and other systems that maintain bodily equilibrium.

Brain

The central organ of the nervous system, housed within the skull, responsible for complex functions such as thought, memory, emotion, and motor skills.

Body Temperature

The measure of the body's ability to generate and get rid of heat, indicating the balance of heat produced by metabolic activities and lost to the environment.