Question

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(a) Name the source plant of heroin drug. How is it obtained from the plant ?

(b) Write the effects of heroin on the human body.

Answer 1

(a) Papaper somniferum or poppy plant is the source of heroin drug. [0.5]
It is extracted from the latex of the plant containing morphine. Acetylation of morphine yields heroin. [0.5]

(b) Heroin has many effects on the human body. It acts as a depressant and slows down body functions. [1]