JCECE Medical JCECE Medical Solved Paper-2015

  • question_answer
    Heroin is

    A)  sedative and euphoriant

    B)  white and analgesic (pain killers)

    C)  a bitteralkaloid

    D)  white, odourless, bitter crystalline compound

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     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. Generally, taken by shorting and injection, heroin is a depresent and slows down body functions.


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