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Drugs and Poisons
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A gossip site for the drug world. Neat facts about drugs and poisons.
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Drugs, drugs, everywhere: Mouthwash edition
Holy crap, he's back!Edit: And he's rusty! I totally messed up and confused menthol with methanol, a blatant error that has me absolutely teeming with embarrassment. Thankfully about a zillion (seven!) people commented on my mistake. I've patched thi...
Suicide do's and dont's: Seven drugs, poisons, and other chemicals that are great to kill yourself with, provided you are into that sort of thing
A commenter on my last post pointed out that I had only addressed the "dont's" of chemical-based suicide. So here are the "do's". I've kept it to single chemicals, so effective synergistic combos like ethanol and Valium are excluded.Disclaimer: Heck ...
Suicide do's and dont's: Eight drugs, poisons, and other chemicals that you shouldn't use to kill yourself
I did a post on this topic when I first started this blog, but it needed improvement. Behold, improvement!Disclaimer: Yeah, this post is pretty tasteless. However, it should be noted that I am in no way condoning suicide with this post. I am, in fact...
Listeriolysin O - Pore formin' infection enabler
We've got a bit of a listeriosis outbreak on our hands up here in Canada right now. Three (elderly) people dead, over a dozen confirmed cases across the country. Given Ontario's past history with foodborne bacterial infections, this is big news. Heal...
Diisopropyl fluorophosphate (DFP) - Sarin's little brother
Organophosphates are a class of chemical compounds that possess a phosphate atom bound to a couple of oxygen atoms. If you want to be technical, they are esters of phosphoric acid. They include among their ranks essential-for-life biochemicals such a...
Persin - Friend of vegans, foe of their cats
Fun fact: If you feed your pet a bunch of avocado, it will likely get sick. This is thanks to a toxin called persin, which is found in both the fruit and leaves of the avocado tree (Persea americana). Persin is an polyketide derived from the syntheti...
nice blog. i like that you mix a tidge of personal humor in with all the useful information. where do you get all this informantion, by the way? is it personal experience? or do you read about it / observe others? just wondering.
rock on
Posted: August 9th, 2008 | More Reviews From ChemicalAmp | Report This Comment