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Questions Related to drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption
The drug useful to increase cardiovascular effects in human beings is
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Cocaine
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Barbiturate
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Benzodiazepine
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Insulin
Cocaine is a powerful CNS( central nervous system) stimulant, which induces a sense of well-being and pleasure and delays fatigue. It causes lack of sleep, loss of appetite, headache, convulsions, insomnia, respiratory or cardiac failure and may lead to mental disorder.
Opium, morphine, heroin, pethidine and methadone are collectively called
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Tranquillizers
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Stimulants
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Hallucinogens
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Opiate narcotics
Opiates are powerful painkillers and are made of opium, a white liquid in the poppy plant. Opiates produce a quick, intense feeling of pleasure followed by a sense of well-being and calm.
These include heroin, morphine, codeine, methadone, oxycontin etc.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.
Hallucinogens
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Are nerve depressants
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Are nerve stimulants
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Alter thoughts, feelings and perceptions
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Are pain relievers
Hallucinogens are drugs that generally produce dream-like state with disorientation and loss of contact with reality without any true sensory stimulus. These drugs change mood, behaviour, thoughts and perception in a manner like that of seen in psychosis. So, the correct answer is option C.
Marijuana is extracted from
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Dried leaves and flowers of hemp plant
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Ergot fungus
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Cocoa plant
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None of the above
The products of hemp plant, cannabis sativa like Marijuana, Bhang, Ganja, Charas (also called as 'Hashish' in some countries like America) etc., Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is present in hemp plant.
Cyclosporin A, an immunosuppressive drug is produced by
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Aspergillus niger
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Monascus purpureus
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Penicillium notatum
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Trichoderma polysporum
Cyclosporin is used as immuno depressant, this drug is derived from a fungus Trichoderma polysporum and inhibit the activity of helper - T cells, thus help to prevent rejection of organ transplant.
Which one is not a symptom of opium addiction?
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Slurred speech
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Slow respiration
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Dilation of pupil
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Drowsiness
Drugs that cause malformation in embryo during pregnancy are called as
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Tranquillizers
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Teratogens
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Alcoholic beverages
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Nicotin
Some drugs cause foetal abnormalities, when given to a pregnant women. These are called teratogens. The most well-known synthetic teratogen is thalidomide.
Which of the following, stimulates the heart?
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Mescaline
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Epinephrine
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LSD
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Hashish
Mescalin, LSD and hashish are hallucinogens and they affect the regions of the brain that are responsible for coordination, thought processes, hearing and sight.
Epinephrine is a hormone and a neurotransmitter. It binds to beta-adrenergic receptors on heart muscle cells. This causes the contraction rate of the heart to increase.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.
Ingestion of marijuana leads to illusions and alters the thoughts, feelings and perceptions of a person. Marijuana is a
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Narcotic
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Stimulant
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Hallucinogen
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Sedative
Marijuana is a hallucinogen that causes altered perception and feeling. They have powerful mind-altering effects and can affect the regions of the brain that are responsible for co-ordination, thought processes, hearing and sight.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.
Which of the following is an opiate narcotic?
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Barbiturates
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Morphine
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Amphetamines
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LSD
Opiates e.g., morphine, heroin, pethidine (meperidine), codeine and methadone have narcotic, analgesic, sedative and anti-stringent (that cause contraction of body parts) effects.