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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.
Not getting enough sleep can greatly weaken the immune system. Lack of sleep makes you more likely to catch a cold, or more difficult to fight off an infection.
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.
The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").