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(D) Opium, morphine, heroin, pethidine, and methadone are all drugs that act on the central nervous system to reduce pain and induce sleep or drowsine

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Opiate narcotics

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(D) Opium, morphine, heroin, pethidine, and methadone are all drugs that act on the central nervous system to reduce pain and induce sleep or drowsiness.These substances are derived from or chemically related to opium and are classified as $Opiate 	ext{ } narcotics$ or opioids.They bind to specific opioid receptors present in our central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract.Therefore, the correct option is $D$.

$(i)$ Opium poppy	$(p)$ Caffeine
$(ii)$ Cannabis indica	$(q)$ $LSD$
$(iii)$ Ergot fungus	$(r)$ Ganja
$(iv)$ Erythroxylum	$(s)$ Opium

Opium, morphine, heroin, pethidine, and methadone are collectively called as

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