Tag: disorders of nervous system

LSD is hallucinogen.
Heroin is an opium.
Benzodiazepine is a sedative.
Amphetamines is a stimulant and is used to treat narcolepsy and attention deficit disorder.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Cocaine is a strong stimulant mostly used as a recreational drug.
Erythroxylon coca is the plant that contains vital nutrients as well as numerous alkaloids, including cocaine.

Amphetamine is a stimulant and an appetite suppressant. It stimulates the central nervous system by increasing the amount of  certain chemicals in the body. It brings increased activity and alertness.
But, it is illegal for athletes to take it.
Therefore, the correct answer is option E..

Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant of the methylxanthine class of psychoactive drugs. It blocks the attachment of adenosine on its receptors. It is the mildest stimulant and is most widely consumed the psychoactive drug.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Cocaine is a powerful addictive stimulant drug made form the leaves of the coca plant native to South America.
LSD is synthesized from ergotamine, a fungus.
Heroin is opoid synthesized by adding two acetyl groups of the molecule of morphine.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Opium, narcotic drug that is obtained from unripe seedpods of the opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum), a plant of the family Papveraceae.
This raw opium may be ground into  powder or treated further to obtain derivatives such as morphine, hashish, codeine and heroin.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Charas is the name given to the hashish form of cannabis, which is handmade in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Jamaica. It is made from the resin of the cannabis plant, Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica.

A 'flashback' or 'involuntary recurrent memory' is a psychological phenomenon in which an individual has a sudden, usually powerful, re-experiencing of a past experience or elements of a past experience.
Some drugs can cause a person to experience flashbacks, like lysergic acid diethylamide, cannabis. Flashbacks can occur long after having used psilocybin mushrooms.
Thus, the correct answer is option (D), 'All of the above'.

Psychedelic drug is a substance, whose primary action is to alter cognition and perception, typically by agonizing serotonin receptors. They are a part of hallucinogens. Psychedelic drugs include LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocybin mushrooms, mescaline, ibogeine, salvia and DMT.
Thus, the correct answer is option (A), 'Lysergic acid diethylamide'.

An opiate is a narcotic analgesic that directly depresses the central nervous system. Examples include various pain killers such as morphine, methadone, buprenorphine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, heroin, opium, pethidine.
Thus, the correct answer is option (D)