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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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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.