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Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
Of the estimated 2 million heroin users in the United States, 600,000–800,000 are considered hardcore addicts. Heroin addiction is considered to be one of the hardest addictions to recover from.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
A recent study has found that following a diet rich in berries may slow down the aging process of the brain. This diet apparently helps to keep dopamine levels much higher than are seen in normal individuals who do not eat berries as a regular part of their diet as they enter their later years.