Devil's Advocate: It's the FDA's Job to Regulate Stimulants Like Caffeine in …
Devil's Advocate: It's the FDA's job to regulate stimulants like caffeine in …
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A 2011 report by the Drug Abuse Warning Network showed that in 2008 and 2009, there were 29,167 emergency room visits as a result of energy drinks. About half of those trips were made as a result of mixing energy drinks with alcohol or other drugs—and …
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New York's Planners Change Focus
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"Fortunately, in this situation, there was so much advance warning about the severity that people made their decisions ahead of our food production," Mr. Callahan explained. "In the … "Substance abuse problems don't take a day off. … the funds …
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Naperville voters to cast ballots in three DuPage districts
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After years of warning commission members about the financial troubles a forensic audit conformed these warnings and praised me for my efforts. Represented over 800 homeowners in … Humanitarian of the Year Award West Suburban Philanthropic Network …
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Snorting Heroin Leads To The Needle / Educational PSA Video – Snorting Heroin Leads To The Needle / Educational PSA Video. Public Service Announcement in the public domain. Heroin (Diacetylmorphine) Information: Heroin is the common name of a substance known by the chemical name, diacetylmorphine. Heroin is synthesized from morphine, and morphine is synthesized from opium produced by the plant known by the botanical name Papaver Somniferum (common name opium poppy). Rather than being a different drug, heroin is a method of preparing morphine so that it is absorbed more efficiently by the human body, when injected. If heroin is injected into a human, more morphine will reach the brain than it would if the same amount of morphine were injected. Injecting about 5mg of heroin will produce the same results as injecting 10mg of morphine. Heroin can also be snorted, smoked, or taken orally. However, these other routes of administration are not recommended. They are not as efficient and most of the drug is wasted. If you are not going to inject heroin, an equal amount of morphine will produce similar results. When it is not injected, the heroin is usually totally metabolized by the human body before it can affect the amount of morphine that reaches the brain. So the effects of heroin are nearly the same as an equivalent amount of morphine when snorted, smoked, or taken orally. The time it takes to feel the effects depends on the method of administration. Snorting heroin results in onset within 10-15 minutes. Smoking heroin results in an …