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Which part of poppy plant is used to obtain the drug “Smack”?

1. Flowers
2. Latex
3. Leaves
4. Roots

Correct answer: Latex

Solution

Opium and related drugs are obtained from the latex of the poppy plant, which is the milky exudate from unripe seed capsules. This latex contains the alkaloids used to make “smack” (heroin).

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