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Though methadone is often used to treat dependency on other opioids, the drug itself can be abused. Crushing or snorting methadone can achieve the opiate "rush" desired by addicts. Improper use such as these can lead to a dangerous dependency on methadone. This drug now accounts for nearly one-third of opioid-related deaths.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.
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One way to reduce acid reflux is to lose two or three pounds. Most people lose weight in the belly area first when they increase exercise, meaning that heartburn can be reduced quickly by this method.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.
Typical fireproof flammable storage cabinet.
Typical SPOUT connector as used on many Ford engines equipped with distributor ignition (DI).
Success is not always what you see
Typical leaf structure of eudicots (left) and monocots (right).
Carnivorous plants of the genus Nepenthes grow in nitrogen-poor soil