Q. Consider the following statements I. Opioids are the drugs, which bind to opioid receptors in the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract II. Heroin is a white, odourless, bitter, crystalline compound III. Heroin is commonly called smack Which of the statements given above are correct?

A) I and II
B) I and III
C) II and III
D) I, II and III
Explanation

Opioids are the drugs, which bind to opioid receptors in the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract. Drugs derived from the extract of Opium poppy, $e.g.,$ morphine, heroin, brown sugar, etc. Heroin, commonly called smack is chemically diacetylmorphine, which is a white, odourless, bitter, crystalline compound. This is obtained by acetylation of morphine, which is extracted from the latex of poppy plant Papaver somniferum

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