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Name one plant and the additive drug extracted from latex. How does this drug affect the human body?

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Papaver somniferum (Poppy plant)

1. Morphine is obtained from this plant.

2. It is an opioid that binds to specific receptors in the central nervous system and gastro intestinal tract; it slows down the body functions.

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