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Though methadone is often used to treat dependency on other opioids, the drug itself can be abused. Crushing or snorting methadone can achieve the opiate "rush" desired by addicts. Improper use such as these can lead to a dangerous dependency on methadone. This drug now accounts for nearly one-third of opioid-related deaths.
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Tobacco depletes the body of vitamins A, C, and E, which can result in any of the following: dry hair, dry skin, dry eyes, poor growth, night blindness, abscesses, insomnia, fatigue, reproductive system problems, sinusitis, pneumonia, frequent respiratory problems, skin disorders, weight loss, rickets, osteomalacia, nervousness, muscle spasms, leg cramps, extremity numbness, bone malformations, decayed teeth, difficulty in walking, irritability, restlessness, profuse sweating, increased uric acid (gout), joint damage, damaged red blood cells, destruction of nerves, infertility, miscarriage, and many types of cancer.
The tundra at the base of the Torngat mountains in Labrador consists primarily of low-growing mosses
Copepods, from Ernst Haeckel's 1904 work Kunstformen der Natur
A typical injector-pump-type automotive diesel fuel injection system.
Induration measurement in a tuberculin skin test, a type IV hypersensitivity.
Industry is responsible for 21% of global greenhouse gas emissions
Time spent on, paid work and housework, by living arrangements of Canadian