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Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
Side effects from substance abuse include nausea, dehydration, reduced productivitiy, and dependence. Though these effects usually worsen over time, the constant need for the substance often overcomes rational thinking.
Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.