Question

Name a drug used
(i)As an effective sedative and painkiller.
(ii) For helping patients to cope with mental illness, but often misused.

Answer 1

Drugs are the alkaloids that change the feeling of the pain in an individual, It makes the person live in delusion.

• Morphine is an alkaloid which is usually obtained from opium plants. They act as a pain reliever as well as used as a medication for certain diseases like diarrhea etc.
• The heroine is also a derivative of morphine and opium, it is also an alkaloid. They are taken as an analgesic and are used in the medication of certain mental disorders as well as anxiety.

So, the answer is:

(i) Morphine

(ii) Heroine