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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.
Drug-induced pharmacodynamic effects manifested in older adults include drug-induced renal toxicity, which can be a major factor when these adults are experiencing other kidney problems.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.