In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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Famous people who died from poisoning or drug overdose include, Adolf Hitler, Socrates, Juan Ponce de Leon, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, and John Belushi.
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Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
