Human Health and Diseases Question 122
122. Which one of the following is the correct statement regarding the particular psychotropic drug specified?
[2008]
(a) Hashish causes after thought perceptions and hallucinations
(b) Opium stimulates nervous system and causes hallucinations
(c) Morphine leads to delusions and disturbed emotions
(d) Barbiturates cause relaxation and temporary euphoria
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Answer : a
Hints & Solutions
(a) Hashish causes after thought perceptions and hallucinations. Hashish is a preparation of Cannabis composed of the compressed trichomes collected from the Cannabis plant. Psychoactive effects vary between types of Hashish but are usually the same as those of other Cannabis preparations such as marijuana. Hashish is generally prohibited to the same extent as all other forms of cannabis. It is consumed in much the same way as Cannabis buds, used by itself in miniature smoking pipes, vapourized, hot knifed, or smoked in joints mixed with tobacco, Cannabis buds or other herbs.
