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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
Drug abusers experience the following scenario: The pleasure given by their drug (or drugs) of choice is so strong that it is difficult to eradicate even after years of staying away from the substances involved. Certain triggers may cause a drug abuser to relapse. Research shows that long-term drug abuse results in significant changes in brain function that persist long after an individual stops using drugs. It is most important to realize that the same is true of not just illegal substances but alcohol and tobacco as well.
If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
During the twentieth century, a variant of the metric system was used in Russia and France in which the base unit of mass was the tonne. Instead of kilograms, this system used millitonnes (mt).