Provide information about addictive substances (drugs).

(N/A) Statistical surveys indicate that the consumption of drugs and alcohol is prevalent among the youth,leading to various harmful effects. It is essential to provide proper education and counseling to protect the youth from such dangerous behaviors,enabling them to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
Commonly used addictive substances include opioids,cannabinoids,and cocaine. Most of these are derived from flowering plants and some fungi.
$Opioids$ are drugs that bind to specific opioid receptors present in our central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract. Heroin,commonly known as smack,is chemically $diacetylmorphine$. It is a white,odorless,bitter,crystalline compound. It is obtained by the acetylation of morphine,which is extracted from the latex of the poppy plant,$Papaver$ $somniferum$.
Heroin is generally taken by snorting or injection. It acts as a depressant and slows down body functions.