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Opium is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy or Papaver somniferum. The latex is obtained by scratching the immature seed pods or the fruits by hand (Traditional method). As a result, the latex leaks out and dries to a sticky yellowish residue that is later scraped off and dehydrated.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Opiates are a group of drugs that are used for treating pain. They are derived from opium which comes from the poppy plant. Opiates go by a variety of names including opiates, opioids and narcotics. The term opiates are sometimes used for close relatives of opium such as codeine, morphine and heroin.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Heroin is a highly addictive illegal drug. It is used by millions of addicts around the world who are unable to overcome the urge to continue taking this drug everyday of their lives. Heroin is made from the resin of poppy plants, Milky, sap-like opium is first removed from the pod of the poppy flower. This opium is refined to make morphine, then further refined into different forms of the heroin
So, the correct answer is 'Heroin'

Opium is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). There are many opium derivatives that are used widely in the medical field, such as morphine and codeine while others, like heroin are used on the streets.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

Opiates are medications that relieve pain. They reduce the intensity of the pain signals reaching the brain and affect those brain areas controlling emotions, which diminishes the effects of a painful stimulus.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

A hallucinogen is a psychoactive agent which can cause hallucinations, perception anomalies and other substantial subjective changes in thoughts, emotion and consciousness.
LSD is the most powerful hallucinogenic (mind-altering) drug. It is 100 times more potent than hallucinogenic mushrooms. 
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

Option a,b and d are major factors for motivating young generation towards drugs and alcohol where as option c is a preventive measure against addiction.

LSD is lysergic acid diethylamide. It is the one of the most potent, mood-changing chemicals. It is a hallucinogen and is well known for its psychological effects which can include altered thinking processes, closed and open-eye visuals, synesthesia, an altered sense of time and spiritual experiences.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

Morphine is an alkaloid obtained from opium (Papaver somniferum). It is used in medicine as pain killer. Morphine is an opioid analgesic drug and the main psychoactive chemical in opium. In clinical medicine, morphine is regarded as the gold standard in management of severe pain. Like other opioids, such as oxycodone, hydromorphone and heroin, morphine acts directly on the central nervous system (CNS) to relieve pain