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Fentanyl Epidemic in America

November 20, 2020 Antarctica Journal

Doctors prescribe Fentanyl for severe pain relief since it is 50 to 100 times more effective that morphine. Since this drug can be sold as a patch or lozenges it is fairly easy to abuse and misuse. In the US illegal drug dealers are mixing it with heroin or cocaine to get a better high for the user. Most of […]

United States

Air Pollution Kills Over 5 Million People Every Year

July 27, 2020 Antarctica Journal

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 600,000 children die from toxic air each year. Not only are the children dying the adults are dying at a rate of 5.5 million a year due to indoor and outdoor pollutions. Most homes use wood or paraffin to cook, heat their homes, and light which is polluting the indoors. WHO has been […]

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Light and Heat for a frozen world

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Fentanyl Epidemic in America

Air Pollution Kills Over 5 Million People Every Year