Question

Differentiate between narcotics and tranquillisers.

Answer 1

Sr. No.	Aspect	Narcotics	Tranquillisers
1.	Definition	These are drugs that relieve severe pain and induce sleep or unconsciousness.	These are drugs used to reduce anxiety and stress without necessarily inducing sleep.
2.	Action on CNS	They act as strong depressants of the Central Nervous System (CNS).	They act as mild depressants of the Central Nervous System (CNS).
3.	Main Effect	Their primary use is for pain relief (analgesic) and inducing deep sleep.	Their primary use is to bring calmness and mental relaxation to the patient.
4.	Addiction potential	They are highly addictive and cause strong physical dependence on the user.	They are generally non-addictive if taken in properly prescribed doses.
5.	Examples	Morphine, heroin, codeine, opium.	Valium (diazepam), librium (chlordiazepoxide), alprazolam.