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Name two drugs obtained from poppy plant. These drugs are medically useful but are often abused. Taking the mentioned examples justify by giving reasons.

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Heroine/smack, morphine; morphine obtained from the latex of unripe capsules of poppy plant (Papaver somniferous) is an effective painkiller and sedative, heroin (a derivative of morphine) is used as a drug. If these drugs are taken for the purpose other than medicinal or taken in larger doses that may impair the physical & mental state of a person it is said .person it said to be abused.

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