Mention the function and source of Heroin?
Heroine commonly called smack or brown sugar and chemically as diacetylmorphine.
It is white, odorless, bitter crystalline compound.
It is obtained by acetylation of morphine, which is extracted from the latex of poppy plant Papaver somniferum.
Generally taken by snorting and injection.
- Heroin is a depressant and slows down body function.
Why do some adolescents start taking drugs. How can this be avoided ?
Which is the particular type of drug that is obtained from the plant whose one flowering branch is shown here?
In your locality, if a person is addicted to alcohol, what kind of behavioural changes do you observe in that person ? Suggest measures to over come the problem.
What measures can be taken for prevention and control of alcohol and drugs abuse among adolescents ?
Alcohol is harmful for