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.
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In 2012, nearly 24 milliion Americans, aged 12 and older, had abused an illicit drug, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
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Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
The Coronary Arteries and Major Veins of the Heart (Anterior and Inferior Views)
Major features of the Solar System (not to scale)
The Major Cleavage Patterns of Animal Embryos
The major events associated with the three phases of energy metabolism: the cephalic, absorptive, ...
Vitamin K plays a major role in blood coagulation, or clotting