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Select the correct statement from the ones given below
Select the correct statement from the ones given below
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The correct option is B Morphine is often given to persons who have undergone surgery as a painkiller
Opioids are a class of drugs that are obtained from the latex of the plant Papaver somniferum. Some of its derivatives are morphine, heroin and codeine.
Morphine acts as a depressant as it slows down the body’s function, its receptors are present in the CNS (central nervous system) and gastrointestinal tract. The binding of morphine with the receptor slows down the generation of electric impulses and relaxes the involuntary muscles. This inhibits the perception of pain making morphine a potent analgesic (pain killer) and is often given to persons who have undergone surgery.
As opioid derivatives slow down body function and decrease alertness option c stands incorrect.
Cocaine is extracted from the leaves of the plant Erythroxylum coca, a native plant to South America. Cocaine interferes with the dopamine regulation in the body and maintains a high energy level and increased state of alertness in the individual when consumed. It is highly addictive and can be fatal when consumed in high doses. When use of cocaine was not prohibited in the late 1800s and early 1900s it was used as an anaesthetic, however as science advanced, the ill effects, addiction and abuse of this drug put forth its detrimental effect on the body. It is illegal and is not given to patients for any form of recovery, hence statement d stands incorrect.
The advancement in science and technology paved the way for the production of synthetic drugs like barbiturates, benzodiazepines and amphetamines, for medicinal use.
Barbiturates and benzodiazepines are synthetic drugs produced to relieve anxiety and induce sleep in patients suffering from sleep disorders like insomnia, even to treat seizures and many more.
However, benzodiazepines belong to the class of tranquilizers that effectively induce sleep but barbiturates belong to a class of sedative/hypnotics which in specific doses induces a state of hypnosis which is why it is used in truth serums. Thus, option a is incorrect.
Opioids are a class of drugs that are obtained from the latex of the plant Papaver somniferum. Some of its derivatives are morphine, heroin and codeine.
Morphine acts as a depressant as it slows down the body’s function, its receptors are present in the CNS (central nervous system) and gastrointestinal tract. The binding of morphine with the receptor slows down the generation of electric impulses and relaxes the involuntary muscles. This inhibits the perception of pain making morphine a potent analgesic (pain killer) and is often given to persons who have undergone surgery.
As opioid derivatives slow down body function and decrease alertness option c stands incorrect.
Cocaine is extracted from the leaves of the plant Erythroxylum coca, a native plant to South America. Cocaine interferes with the dopamine regulation in the body and maintains a high energy level and increased state of alertness in the individual when consumed. It is highly addictive and can be fatal when consumed in high doses. When use of cocaine was not prohibited in the late 1800s and early 1900s it was used as an anaesthetic, however as science advanced, the ill effects, addiction and abuse of this drug put forth its detrimental effect on the body. It is illegal and is not given to patients for any form of recovery, hence statement d stands incorrect.
The advancement in science and technology paved the way for the production of synthetic drugs like barbiturates, benzodiazepines and amphetamines, for medicinal use.
Barbiturates and benzodiazepines are synthetic drugs produced to relieve anxiety and induce sleep in patients suffering from sleep disorders like insomnia, even to treat seizures and many more.
However, benzodiazepines belong to the class of tranquilizers that effectively induce sleep but barbiturates belong to a class of sedative/hypnotics which in specific doses induces a state of hypnosis which is why it is used in truth serums. Thus, option a is incorrect.
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