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Smack and Crack are produced from
A. Cannabis sativa and Atropa belladonna
B. Papaver somniferum and Erythroxylon coca
C. Cannabis sativa and Papaver somniferum
D. Erythroxylon coca and Atropa bellandona

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Hint:-Smack, another common name is Heroin (Diacetylmorphine) or black tar heroin, is an opioid drug which is obtained from morphine which comes from the flowering and seed part of poppy plant. Crack is also known as rock or crack cocaine. It is a hallucinating drug which is a free base form of cocaine that can be smoked.

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Smack was first manufactured in 1898 and most addictive drug on earth. Smack (diacetylmorphine) is a depressant opioid drug which can be smoked/snort (chasing the Dragon), or inhaled or injected. Smack is produced by acetylation of later of Papaver seminiferum plant. Other names of smack are Junk, Heroin, H, Black tar, Horse. It is acetylated form of morphine which is obtained from poppy capsules of opium plant. Smack is white or brown and sticky and can mixed with water. Addiction of drug causes harmful effect.
Crack or most common form is Cocaine is a stimulant drug which is derived from powdered cocaine by combining it with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) or water. It is a crystal form of cocaine. Crack offers extreme high to smokers as it releases large amount of dopamine in brain. Crack name obtained from crackling sound which is produced when the drug is heated and then smoked. Crack is produced from Erythroxylon coca plant.
So the correct answer is option B - Papaver somniferum and Erythroxylon coca.

Note:-
Use of smack (Papaver sominferum) and crack (Erythroxylon coca) drug can increase the risk of exposure to HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, or other infectious pathogens through contact with infected body fluids or blood by sharing of syringes used for injecting drugs or unprotected sex while intoxication.