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Assertion- Heroin is also called as smack.
Reason- Heroin is an opium alkaloid.

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Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
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Assertion is true but Reason is false.
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Both Assertion and Reason are false.
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Assertion is false but Reason is true.
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The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
Heroin is known by many street names including dope, H, smack, junk, horse, and brown. The dried latex of Opium poppy contains approximately 12 percent of the analgesic alkaloid morphine, which is processed chemically to produce heroin.
So, the correct answer is option B.

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