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Human Health and Disease
Plant Sources of Common Drugs of Abuse
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- Matching cocaine, heroin, morphine, marijuana to plant source/use
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2024 1 question
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Match List I with List II regarding drugs of abuse and their plant source/use.
Pick the matching item from Column II for each row.
Column I
- A. Cocaine
- B. Heroin
- C. Morphine
- D. Marijuana
Column II
- I. Effective sedative in surgery
- II. $Cannabis\ sativa$
- III. $Erythroxylum$
- IV. $Papaver\ somniferum$
Correct answer: A → III, B → IV, C → I, D → II
Cocaine – obtained from the coca plant $Erythroxylum\ coca$ Heroin – obtained by acetylation of morphine, from the latex of the poppy plant $Papaver\ somniferum$ Morphine – an effective sedative and painkiller, useful in surgery Marijuana – obtained from the flower tops, leaves and resin of $Cannabis\ sativa$ Correct match: A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II.
