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Quinine Use and Detection

Quinine is a bitter tasting powder extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree of South America. Quinine, used in medicine, became popular as an antimalaria drug, and in the 1940’s drug pushers, concerned about their decreasing clientele from the epidemic of malaria sweeping the streets, added quinine to heroin. As a result of this […]

Rohypnol (Flunitrazepam)

DEA toughens penalties as use of Rohypnol rises among teens, addicts and would-be rapists. Commonly known as “roofies”, the powerful hypnotic meets all requirements for being declared a Schedule 1 drug. This is needed to increase penalties and prevent it from becoming a “monster”. The drug is not approved in the USA but it is […]

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