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Cocaine was isolated in 1860 and first used as a local anesthetic in 1884. Its first clinical use was by Sigmund Freud to wean a patient from morphine addiction. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes was supposed to be addicted to cocaine by injection.
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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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Of the estimated 2 million heroin users in the United States, 600,000–800,000 are considered hardcore addicts. Heroin addiction is considered to be one of the hardest addictions to recover from.
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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.