Question

Which of the following is a narcotic analgesic?
A.Ibuprofen.
B.Aspirin.
C.Paracetamol.
D.Morphine.

Answer 1

Hint: We know that among the options, we have to check the uses of the given drugs and observe which has properties and uses similar to that of analgesic drugs be it from the narcotic or non-narcotic category. Also non-narcotic analgesic drugs are always advised to be taken over narcotic analgesics as the narcotic ones can be sometimes responsible for causing numbness and unconsciousness.

Complete answer: Analgesics are neurologically active drugs. These affect the message transfer mechanism from nerve to receptor. They are medicines that are used to relieve pain. Also popularly known as painkillers or pain relievers. The term analgesic refers to a medication that provides relief from pain without putting you to sleep or making you lose consciousness. The drugs responsible for the decrease in any kind of pain without having other harmful effects like lack of consciousness etc. are referred to as analgesic drugs. For example aspirin, morphine, and many more. These can belong to narcotic and non – narcotic categories.
Narcotic drugs are addictive and can have ill effects whereas non – narcotic drugs are non - addictive and have fewer chances to produce ill effects. Non-narcotic analgesics are medications used to control pain and inflammation that do not act on the central nervous system. They don’t contain narcotic drugs like Opioids which cause heavy addiction. Narcotic drugs are the medications which interact with the nervous system and cause addiction on prolonged use like morphine, codeine, etc. Examples of non-narcotic drugs are Aspirin, Disprin, Ibuprofen and Paracetamol.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
Remember that narcotic drugs cause addiction as they directly hit the central nervous system and cause hallucination or other hangover effects. Non-narcotic drugs do not act on the central nervous system. Analgesics are the drugs which help relieve pain like paracetamol.