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Addiction of LSD will eventually leads to
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Damage of kidneys
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Damage of lungs
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Mental and emotional disturbances
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Hallucination
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.
Opium is obtained from
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Oryza sativa
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Coffea arabica
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Thea sinensis
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Papaver somniferum
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
Select the correct statements from the ones given below.
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Cocaine is given to patients after surgery as it stimulates recovery.
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Barbiturates is given to criminals to make them tell the truth.
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Morphine is often given to persons, who have undergone surgery as a pain killer.
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Chewing tobacco lowers blood pressure and heart rate.
Assertion :Brown sugar is morphine derivative.
Reason :Morphine is the principal opium alkaloid.
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If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
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If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
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If assertion is true but reason is false.
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If the assertion and reason both are false.
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If assertion is false but reason is true.
Morphine is a derivative of the opium. It is the principal opium alkaloid and a strong analgesic. Diacetyl morphine hydrocloride is brown sugar / smack and is more powerful analgesic than morphine.
The drugs used by weight conscious peoples to reduce appetite and increase alertness are
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LSD
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Morphine
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Amphetamines and cocaine
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Aspirin
Stimulants are a class of drugs that elevate mood, increase feelings of well-being, and increase energy and alertness. Stimulants can cause the heart to beat faster and will also cause blood pressure and breathing to elevate. Such stimulants include cocaine, amphetamine, nicotine, caffeine.
Thus, the correct answer is option (C), 'Amphetamines and cocaine'.
Match these drugs under correct group.
Column 1 | Column 2 |
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I. Stimulants | A. Cocaine |
II. Opiates | B. LSD |
III. Hallucinogenic | C. Morphine |
D. Heroin |
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I - A, II - C and D, III-B
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I - A and C, II - D, III - B
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I - C, II - D, III - A and B
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I - A and D, II - C, III - B
Cocaine (A) is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant.
LSD (B) or lysergic acid diethylamide is the most potent hallucinogen, that causes hallucinations.
Morphine (C) is an opioid pain-relieving drug.
Heroin is an opiate. It enters the brain rapidly and binds to opioid receptors on cells.
Thus, the correct answer is 'I-A, II-C and D, III-B'.
Assertion- Cocaine is a good local anesthetic.
Reason- Cocaine delays fatigue.
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Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
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Assertion is true but Reason is false.
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Both Assertion and Reason are false.
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Assertion is false but Reason is true.
Cocaine is a local anesthetic and it also delays fatigue. However, it is anesthetic because when applied to certain areas of the body, it causes loss of feeling or numbness.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.
Among these, ............... is not a hallucinogen
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Marijuana
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LSD
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Ergot
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Amphetamine
Hallucinogens are natural and synthetic substances that when, ingested alter one's state of consciousness.
Cannabis, commonly known as marijuana is a psychoactive drug and is considered natural hallucinogen. LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide is a very strong hallucinogen. A form of LSD synthesized many important ergot alkaloids, which are all hallucinogens.
Amphetamine, on the other hand, is a potent CNS stimulant of the phenethylamine class used to treat narcolepsy and attention deficit disorder.
Thus, the correct answer is option (D), 'Amphetamine'.
Mescaline is a
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Stimulant
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Tranquillizer
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Sedative
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Hallucinogen
Mescaline is a hallucinogen obtained from the small, spineless cactus Peyote (Lophophora williamsi). It is also found in certain members of the Fabaceae (bean family). Users typically experience visual hallucinations and radically altered states of consciousness, often experienced as pleasurable and illuminating but occasionally is accompanied by feelings of anxiety or revulsion. Other effects include open and closed eye visualisations, euphoria, dream-like state, laughter and a psychedelic experience. So, the correct answer is option D.
A. Pethidine and Methadone are synthetic opiates.
R. The action of synthetic opiate is similar to morphine, both structurally and pharmacologically.
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If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
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If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
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If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
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If both Assertion and Reason are false.
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If Assertion is false but Reason is true.
Pethidine is a synthetic opioid analgesic of the phenylpiperidine class. Methadone is also an opioid medication.
Morphine is also an opioid pain medication. Pethidine and methadone are not structurally similar to morphine. Hydromorphone is structurally related to morphine.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.