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nevelica

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Alex is listening to a lecture on the history of opiate drugs, and he learns something that he finds very surprising. What has he heard the lecturer say?
 
  a. Heroin is a synthetic opiate made from morphine.
  b. Heroin has actually been legally available by prescription in the U.S. for years.
  c. Heroin is a synthetic drug that was originally developed as an antidepressant.
  d. Heroin is not really an opiate because it is synthetic and does not actually come from poppies.

Question 2

The active substances in opium are
 
  a. LSD and PCP.
  b. cocaine and heroin.
  c. codeine and morphine.
  d. marijuana and cocaine.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: a.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
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