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NEET 2018, Biology Q51: Drugs and Alcohol Abuse

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Q.

Which part of poppy plant is used to obtain the drug “Smack”?

  1. A

    Flowers

  2. B

    Roots

  3. C

    Latex

  4. D

    Leaves

Solution

‘Smack’ also called as brown sugar/Heroin is formed by acetylation of morphine. It is obtained from the latex of unripe capsule of Poppy plant.

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