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The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
Intradermal injections are somewhat difficult to correctly administer because the skin layers are so thin that it is easy to accidentally punch through to the deeper subcutaneous layer.
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.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.