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Give adverse effects of opioids,cannabinoids and morphines on human health.

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Opioids-
​​​​Opiods are the drugs that have ability to relieve pain and are generally used to sedate the patients.
Adverse effects- Vomiting, nausea, dizziness, along with a major concern of addiction seen more these days in adolscence and is misused.

Cannabinoids- Obtained from a plant called Cannabis sativa.
Adverse effects- Hallucination, depression, causes tachycardia (increase in heart rate) dizziness.

Morphine- Morphine is derived from poppy plant i.e. Papaver somniferum. It is a natural opiate. Used as analgesics i.e. pain relieving.
Adverse effects- constipation, increases blood sugar, decreases blood pressure as well as heart rate (bradycardia).

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