Question

Brown sugar is
a) Theophylline
b) Lorazepam
c) Methedrine
d) Diacetylmorphine hydrochloride

Answer 1

Hint Brown sugar gets its distinctive color due to its inferior quality. The drug abusers usually use white sugar or the pure heroin which is free from any contaminants and is of superior quality. Brown sugar is regarded as inferior to the white sugar but has the same effects on the health of the person.

Complete answer:
Brown sugar is also known as heroin. It is diacetylmorphine hydrochloride and is derived from the acetylation of the morphine. Morphine is considered a natural opiate. These opiates are extracted from the opium of the dried latex of the poppy plant. Heroin is a semisynthetic type of opiate. It is more powerful than the morphine itself. It usually causes euphoric effects on the person taking it. It is present in the form of a white crystalline structure. It is taken either by injecting, smoking, or snorting. It has pain-relieving properties and is also used to reduce the anxiety of people taking it. A long intake of such drugs may cause adverse effects on the health of the person. The effects may cause the brain to function improperly and causes multiple sleep and wake cycles.

So, the answer is ‘Diacetylmorphine hydrochloride’.

Note: The drug may give euphoric moments to the person taking it but it also causes addiction to the person as they may not be able to control themselves, and when they get addicted then their body relies on the drug to relieve pain in the body. Sudden withdrawal by the drug addict can be fatal and can be dangerous.