Question

The source of ‘Smack’ is ______.

Options

• Leaves of Cannabis sativa

• Flowers of Datura

• Fruits of Erythroxylum coca

• Latex of Papaver somniferum

Answer 1

The source of ‘Smack’ is latex of Papaver somniferum.

Explanation:

Heroin, also referred to as smack (chemical name: diacetylmorphine), is a white, crystalline substance that is bitter and odourless. Acetylation of morphine, which is derived from the latex of the papaver somniferum poppy plant, yields this.