Calvin was injured in a football game six months ago, and was prescribed Demerol to help control his pain. After his injury healed, he continued to take Demerol illegally and then began experimenting with heroin to achieve similar feelings of euphoria. Calvin has an addiction to ________.

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Question Options:

a. opiates

b. hallucinogens

c. depressants

d. stimulants

Answer: Calvin has an addiction to OPIATES.

Explanation: Opiates are basically anything that contains opium. Opium is a yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine. Demerol and Heroin both contains opium. That is what Calvin is addicted to. The active ingredients in Demerol and Opium.