NC BLET 2024: Controlled Substance
Exam / Revised Questions and Answers
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52 people die everyday from overdosing with what? - prescription painkillers
Can participants in the Syringe exchange program be charged? - No, they cannot be charged with
possession of syringes or other injection supplies, or with residual amounts of controlled substances in
them.
During a consent search of a vehicle, why must an officer not posses any license, registration, or any
other document from the occupant of the vehicle? - They may feel that they are not allow to
leave, creating an unlawful seizure.
How are drugs rated in North Carolina? - Drugs are placed into schedules, or groups depending on
the level of danger, risk of addiction, and medical uses for each particular substance. Rated from
schedule I to VI, schedule I being the most dangerous.
How can an officer search a vehicle incident to arrest? - 1. lungable area
2. reason to believe the vehicle has evidence pertaining to the arrested crime.
How does the US Supreme Court define Probable Cause? - "Whether, at the moment the arrest
was made, the facts and circumstances within the officer's knowledge and of which the officer had
reasonably trustworthy information were sufficient to warrant a prudent person in believing that the
defendant had committed or was committing an offense."
How may drug evidence be submitted to the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory? - 1. courier
mail
2. registered US mail
3. commercial carrier that allows package tracking
4. or in person (preferred)
, If a person alerts an officer before a search that they are in possession of hypodermic needles or sharp
object, can they be charged? - No, the person shall not be charged with drug paraphernalia for
the needle or sharp object, or residual amounts of a controlled substance
If you discover a meth lab, what should be first and foremost in your mind? - public and
responder safety
Is probable cause required to stop a vehicle? - No, reasonable suspicion
NC Schedule I drugs: - -High potential for abuse
-No accepted medical use
-Lack of accepted safety for use in treatment
ie. LSD, MDMA, Heroin, Bath Salts
NC Schedule II drugs: - -High potential for abuse
-Accepted medical use
-Abuse may lead to severe dependance
ie. Opium, Cocaine, Ritalin, Dilaudid, Morphine
NC Schedule III drugs: - -Potential for abuse
-Accepted medical use
-Abuse may lead to moderate or low dependence
ie. Hydrocodone, Ketamine, Steriods
NC Schedule IV drugs: - -Low potential for abuse
-Accepted medical use
-Limited dependence
ie. Valium, Xanax
Exam / Revised Questions and Answers
/ Sure A+
52 people die everyday from overdosing with what? - prescription painkillers
Can participants in the Syringe exchange program be charged? - No, they cannot be charged with
possession of syringes or other injection supplies, or with residual amounts of controlled substances in
them.
During a consent search of a vehicle, why must an officer not posses any license, registration, or any
other document from the occupant of the vehicle? - They may feel that they are not allow to
leave, creating an unlawful seizure.
How are drugs rated in North Carolina? - Drugs are placed into schedules, or groups depending on
the level of danger, risk of addiction, and medical uses for each particular substance. Rated from
schedule I to VI, schedule I being the most dangerous.
How can an officer search a vehicle incident to arrest? - 1. lungable area
2. reason to believe the vehicle has evidence pertaining to the arrested crime.
How does the US Supreme Court define Probable Cause? - "Whether, at the moment the arrest
was made, the facts and circumstances within the officer's knowledge and of which the officer had
reasonably trustworthy information were sufficient to warrant a prudent person in believing that the
defendant had committed or was committing an offense."
How may drug evidence be submitted to the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory? - 1. courier
2. registered US mail
3. commercial carrier that allows package tracking
4. or in person (preferred)
, If a person alerts an officer before a search that they are in possession of hypodermic needles or sharp
object, can they be charged? - No, the person shall not be charged with drug paraphernalia for
the needle or sharp object, or residual amounts of a controlled substance
If you discover a meth lab, what should be first and foremost in your mind? - public and
responder safety
Is probable cause required to stop a vehicle? - No, reasonable suspicion
NC Schedule I drugs: - -High potential for abuse
-No accepted medical use
-Lack of accepted safety for use in treatment
ie. LSD, MDMA, Heroin, Bath Salts
NC Schedule II drugs: - -High potential for abuse
-Accepted medical use
-Abuse may lead to severe dependance
ie. Opium, Cocaine, Ritalin, Dilaudid, Morphine
NC Schedule III drugs: - -Potential for abuse
-Accepted medical use
-Abuse may lead to moderate or low dependence
ie. Hydrocodone, Ketamine, Steriods
NC Schedule IV drugs: - -Low potential for abuse
-Accepted medical use
-Limited dependence
ie. Valium, Xanax
