Question

Match the name of commonly abused drugs with the examples given under. Choose the choice which gives the correct combination of the alphabets.

Answer 1

Opiates are alkaloid compounds naturally found in the opium poppy plant Papaver somniferum.

The most commonly used amphetamines are methamphetamine (Methedrine), amphetamine sulfate (Benzedrine), and dextroamphetamine sulfate (Dexedrine).

Hashish, hallucinogenic drug preparation derived from the resin secreted by the flowering tops of cultivated female plants of the genus Cannabis. and cannabis itself acts as a hallucinating agent.

Alcohol is a very prominent depressant. Alcohol (whiskey & Rum )can be and is more likely to be a large problem among teenagers and young adults