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Human Health and Disease
Drugs and alcohol abuse
8 questions from 8 papers, each with its answer.
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Concepts tested
- Drug-yielding plants
- Drugs and alcohol abuse
- Effects of alcohol
- Effects of psychotropic drugs
- Opioids
- Opioids and cannabinoids
- Sedatives and tranquillisers
All Questions
2026 1 question
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Match List I with List II:
Pick the matching item from Column II for each row.
Column I
- i. Nicotine
- ii. Morphine
- iii. Heroin
- iv. Cocaine
Column II
- a. Causes sense of euphoria and increased energy
- b. Stimulates adrenal gland to release catecholamines into blood circulation
- c. Effective sedative and painkiller
- d. A depressant
Correct answer: i → b, ii → c, iii → d, iv → a
2019 Odisha 1 question
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Coca alkaloid or cocaine is obtained from:
2014 AIPMT 1 question
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Which is the particular type of drug that is obtained from the plant whose one flowering branch is shown below: [add image]The flowering branch shown is of Datura, a plant with hallucinogenic properties.
2012 AIPMT-MAINS 1 question
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Identify the molecules (a) and (b) shown below and select the right option giving their source and use.
Structure (a) is that of morphine, an opioid, and structure (b) is that of a cannabinoid molecule (as shown in NCERT).
Morphine is extracted from the latex of the poppy plant $Papaver\ somniferum$; it is a very effective sedative and pain killer, useful for patients who have undergone surgery. This row is completely correct.
Cocaine is obtained from $Erythroxylum\ coca$, but it interferes with (blocks) the transport of the neurotransmitter dopamine; it does not accelerate it, and molecule (b) is not cocaine.
Heroin (diacetylmorphine) is obtained by acetylation of morphine from the poppy plant, not from $Cannabis\ sativa$.
Cannabinoids are obtained from the inflorescences of $Cannabis\ sativa$, not from $Atropa\ belladona$.
Hence the right option is (a) morphine, from $Papaver\ somniferum$, used as a sedative and pain killer.
2012 AIPMT-PRE 1 question
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Cirrhosis of liver is caused by the chronic intake ofChronic use of alcohol damages the liver and causes cirrhosis; it also damages the nervous system.
2010 AIPMT-PRE 1 question
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Select the correct statement from the ones given below.Morphine is an opioid obtained from the latex of the poppy plant; it is a very effective sedative and pain killer and is very useful in patients who have undergone surgery. This statement is correct.
Cocaine is a stimulant of the central nervous system that interferes with the transport of dopamine; it is not given to speed up recovery.
Barbiturates are sedatives used to treat depression and insomnia; they are not truth drugs.
Tobacco contains nicotine, which stimulates the adrenal gland to release adrenaline and noradrenaline; these raise the blood pressure and increase the heart rate.
Hence the correct statement is the one about morphine.
2008 AIPMT 1 question
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Which one of the following is the correct statement regarding the particular psychotropic drug specified?Psychotropic drugs are grouped according to their effect on the nervous system.
Hallucinogens such as LSD, mescaline and the products of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa (hashish, charas, ganja, marijuana) alter thoughts, feelings and perceptions and cause hallucinations. So the statement about hashish is correct.
Morphine is an opiate narcotic obtained from the latex of the poppy plant; it is a very effective sedative and painkiller (analgesic) and does not typically lead to delusions and disturbed emotions.
Barbiturates are sedatives and tranquillisers: they depress brain activity and produce feelings of calmness, relaxation and drowsiness (sleep), not euphoria.
Opium and its derivatives are depressants that suppress brain function and relieve pain; they do not stimulate the nervous system.
So the correct statement is that hashish causes altered thought perceptions and hallucinations.
2005 AIPMT 1 question
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Which one of the following depresses brain activity and produces feelings of calmness, relaxation and drowsiness -Sedatives and tranquillisers depress the activity of the brain and produce feelings of calmness, relaxation and drowsiness.
Valium (diazepam) is a benzodiazepine tranquilliser, used to treat anxiety and sleeplessness. So it produces these effects.
Morphine is an opiate narcotic, used as a powerful painkiller.
Hashish is a cannabinoid that alters thoughts, perceptions and feelings (hallucinogenic effect).
Amphetamines are stimulants that increase alertness and activity.
So the drug that depresses brain activity and produces calmness, relaxation and drowsiness is Valium.