Which type of drug is obtained from the plant shown below in the give…

The correct answer is Option (3) → Heroin

The picture shows the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. Morphine is extracted from the latex of this plant, and heroin (smack) is obtained by acetylation of morphine. So heroin is the drug that comes from the poppy.

Option (1) Cocaine — Incorrect. Cocaine is a coca alkaloid. It is obtained from the coca plant Erythroxylum coca, which is native to South America.

Option (2) Tobacco — Incorrect. Tobacco comes from the tobacco plant. It is smoked, chewed or used as snuff, and it contains nicotine, an alkaloid.

Option (3) Heroin — Correct. Heroin is an opioid, chemically diacetylmorphine. It is made by acetylation of morphine, which is extracted from the latex of the poppy plant.

Option (4) Cannabinoids — Incorrect. Natural cannabinoids are obtained from the inflorescences of the plant Cannabis sativa, not from the poppy.

Note: The question gives you no name, only the flower from Figure 7.8. If you know the book’s pictures as well as its paragraphs, a photo is a free mark.

NCERT Extract:
Drugs and Alcohol Abuse – “… Opioids are the drugs, which bind to specific opioid receptors present in our central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract. Heroin (Figure 7.7), commonly called smack is chemically diacetylmorphine which is a white, odourless, bitter crystalline compound. This is obtained by acetylation of morphine (Figure 7.7), which is extracted from the latex of poppy plant Papaver somniferum (Figure 7.8). Generally taken by snorting and injection, heroin is a depressant and slows down body functions.”