Question

People addicted to opiates suffer from

• A. Sterility, loss of weight and interest in work
• B. Loss of interest in work
• C. Loss of weight
• D. Sterility

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Sterility, loss of weight and interest in work

Opium is dried latex of unripen capsular fruits of Papaver somniferum (poppy plant). Many drugs are derived from opium such as morphine, codeine, pethidine, methadone and heroin. The effects of opiates are analgesic, narcotic and sedative. They provide relief from pain and hence, act as painkiller. They induce sleep and block the feeling of pain. Opiates are highly addictive. People addicted to opiates lose weight and interest in work and also become sterile due to loss of fertility.

So, the correct answer is 'Sterility, loss of weight and interest in work'.