BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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Question
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Which of the following is not in the stimulant category?
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Caffeine
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Morphine
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Nicotine
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Cocaine
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Morphine is a Schedule II narcotic under the Controlled Substances Act.
Detailed explanation-2: -Morphine (3.2. It’s source is opium, the dried, milky sap of unripe opium poppy bulbs whose analgesic properties have been known for more than 3000 years.
Detailed explanation-3: -Narcotic analgesics, with morphine as typical example, bind to the opioid receptors present in both the central as the peripheral nervous system and block them for the interaction with neurotransmitters (Fig. 6.2).
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