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(a) Name the category of drugs represented by the chemical structure given below.

(b) If the methyl group is substituted by acetyl group we get a bitter crystalline compound. Name the compound.

(c) Name the natural source of these compounds.(d) State the harmful effects of this class of drugs on the human body.

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(a) Opioids / Morphine
(b) Diacetylmorphine/Smack
(c) Papaver somniferum/Poppy plant
(d) Slows down body function, act as depressant

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