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Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene disorders of nervous system drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption addiction and dependence

Opium is obtained from

  1. Leaves

  2. Fruits

  3. Flowers

  4. Roots
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene disorders of nervous system drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption addiction and dependence

Opiates narcotics are

  1. Morphine, codeine, heroin

  2. Morphine, barbiturates, caffeine

  3. Codeine, heroin, cocaine

  4. Cocaine, caffeine, codeine
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene disorders of nervous system drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption addiction and dependence

The most highly addictive of the drugs is

  1. Heroin

  2. LSD

  3. Alcohol

  4. Barbiturates
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

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'

Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene disorders of nervous system drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption addiction and dependence

Opium derivative is/are

  1. Morphine

  2. Codeine

  3. Heroin

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene disorders of nervous system drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption addiction and dependence

Cannabis sativa (Hemp) yields

  1. Bhang

  2. Charas

  3. Ganja

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Cannabis sativa (Hemp) is a flowering plant os genus Cannabis.  Cannabis sativa contains psychoactive components that can affect the nervous system. It used to produce bhang, charas, and ganja. In India, It is illegal to sell Bhang except for government authorized stores. Consumption and cultivation of Cannabis are illegal in the United States. Bhang is made from large green leaves and flowering shoots. Ganja and charas are made from young leaves and unfertilized flowers, charas is the resin part of leaves
So, the correct answer is 'All of the above'
Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene disorders of nervous system drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption addiction and dependence

The drugs which relieve intense pain are

  1. Hallucinogens

  2. Opiates

  3. Stimulants

  4. Sedatives
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene disorders of nervous system drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption addiction and dependence

Most potent hallucinogenic drug is

  1. Charas

  2. Bhang

  3. Hashish

  4. LSD
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene disorders of nervous system drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption addiction and dependence

Find the preventive measure against addiction of alcohol and drug.

  1. Negative emotions such as stress, pressure is overcome by alcohol.

  2. Several mediums like television, internet promotes idea of alcohol in young generation.

  3. Professional medical help should be provided for sudden symptom of depression and frustration if seen.

  4. Peer pressure leads an individual to be dependent on drugs.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene disorders of nervous system drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption addiction and dependence

Addiction of LSD will eventually leads to

  1. Damage of kidneys

  2. Damage of lungs

  3. Mental and emotional disturbances

  4. Hallucination
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

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.

Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene disorders of nervous system drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption addiction and dependence

Opium is obtained from

  1. Oryza sativa

  2. Coffea arabica

  3. Thea sinensis

  4. Papaver somniferum
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

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

So, the correct answer is 'Papaver somniferum'