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Identify the given chemical structure

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Heroin
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Smack
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Morphine
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Cannabinoid
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Solution

The correct option is C Morphine
The given chemical structure is of morphine, which is a type of opioid. It is extracted from the latex of the plant Papaver somniferum.
Morphine is used as a sedative and painkiller.

Acetylation of morphine produces a very potent opioid, heroin. It is chemically called diacetyl morphine and is commonly called smack.



Cannabinoids are drugs obtained from the Cannabis sativa plant. They bind to the cannabinoid receptors present in the brain.


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