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The narcotic, prescribed by physicians, that is used to treat pain, and often abused is known as:

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Answered by Satyajit11111
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morphine also called smack
Answered by DavidOtunga
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Morphine or morphia also named as smack is a white crystalline, bitter, narcotic principle alkaloid of opium (dried latex of unripe capsules of white poppy) or made to form an effective replacement of heroine through opium seeds (modified form).
It has a organic formula involving carbon, hydrogen and nitric oxide, C17H19NO3.
It is used in medicine as hydrochloride or sulphate to dull or relax pain, sedation (acts as a sedative which decreases the brain activity by suppressing neural system as a whole) and induce sleep.
Effect of overdose can be overcome by intravenous naloxone.
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