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CBSE 2025 · Region 4 · Set 1 · Q30

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Deaths related to the use of drugs were estimated at about 5,00,000 in 2019, 17 · 5…

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Deaths related to the use of drugs were estimated at about $\displaystyle 5,00,000$ in $\displaystyle 2019$, $\displaystyle 17 \cdot 5$ percent more than in $\displaystyle 2009$ . Liver diseases attributed to Hepatitis B are a major cause of drug-related deaths, according to UNODC, accounting for more than half of the total number of deaths attributed to the use of drugs. Drug overdoses account for a quarter of drug-related deaths. Opioids contribute to account for the most severe drug-related harm, including fatal overdoses, when used non-medically. At the global level, two-third of direct drug-related deaths are due to opioids, and in some sub-regions the proportion can be as high as three-quarters of such deaths.
(a)
Why are people taking opioids more prone to liver diseases attributed to Hepatitis B ?
(b)
What is meant by direct drug-related disease ?
(c)(i)
What is the scientific name of the plant from which the opioids are derived and from which part of the plant is it extracted ?
OR
(c)
(ii)
State two common warning signs of drug abuse among the youth.
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