Sentences with phrase «synthetic drug called»

The only difference is that now they're going undercover at the local city college to find the source of a new synthetic drug called WhyPhy (pronounced «Wi - Fi») that resulted in the death of a student.

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Synthetic oxytocin, which mimics the effects of natural oxytocin on a pregnant woman's uterus, was first marketed in the 1950's, and has largely replaced ergometrine, although a combination drug, called syntometrine, is still used, especially for severe haemorrhage.

If they don't, you'll get a drug called Pitocin, a synthetic form of the hormone oxytocin, that will prompt contractions.

Many were given a synthetic estrogen drug called diethylstilbestrol (DES) to suppress lactation and now worry about delayed effects.

Jefferson County has seen a 250 percent increase in poison control calls for synthetic drugs since 2011, according to a 2016 State Senate report.

Despite what the current and last government have said, yes it would be — which is why the European Commission is starting one itself, looking at different approaches to controlling new synthetic drugs - so - called («legal highs»).

The Suffolk County district attorney called for efforts to combat what he said is a surging heroin and synthetic drug epidemic following two high - profile drug cases on Long Island.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sen. Charles Schumer held a pack of gum in one hand and a container of synthetic pot in the other as he called on the federal Drug Enforcement Agency to crack down on the sale of legal chemical substances used to create new synthetic drug combinatiDrug Enforcement Agency to crack down on the sale of legal chemical substances used to create new synthetic drug combinatidrug combinations.

Schumer says that federal statistics show 2,300 emergency room visits in a two - month period were related to synthetic marijuana use and that poison control center calls about the drug are surging around the nation.

The action plan that the task force has put together calls for identifying and boycotting local businesses that sell synthetic marijuana, organizing a town hall meeting about the drug, and reaching out to and providing services for Bronxites in The Hub who are using drugs.

It is a common structural element of the penicillins, their synthetic and semi-synthetic derivatives, and other related molecules that constitute the broad family of drugs called the beta - lactam antibiotics.

At the heart of their vision is a form of bioengineering called synthetic biology, which would let them rewire biology to make organisms do our bidding — from making drugs, biofuels and fragrances to the decidedly futuristic manufacturing of laptops from sawdust.

The drugs, called antisense DNA, are made from short, single strands of synthetic DNA.

This is called «synthetic lethality» because the drug is only letha...

Engineered G protein - coupled receptors (GPCRs) called RASSLs (receptors activated by small synthetic ligands) that are unresponsive to endogenous natural hormones but can still be activated via synthetic small - molecule drugs.

There are also drugs such as Marinol (dronabinol) and Cesamet (nabilone), which are synthetic versions of THC in pill form that are available by prescription for AIDS patients and cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, and a newer product called Sativex, a mouth spray with THC and cannabidiol.

The body detoxifies chemicals and substances that occur naturally, such as alcohol, cigarette smoke, cholesterol, steroids, bile acids, and lipids, or those that are synthetic, such as drugs, food additives, agricultural chemicals, chemical products, parabens and phthalates, in a two - step balanced process called biotransformation, making them water - soluble to promote their elimination.

Dithranol (also called anthralin) is derived from synthetic drug Chrysarobin.

Almost 23 percent of psoriasis patients reported using a drug called Acitretin (a retinoid or synthetic Vitamin A drug sold under the name of Soriatane).

Terrified out of her mind, Lucy is forced to become a drug mule, with a bag containing a highly potent synthetic substance called CPH4 sewn into her stomach.

The gang, with a snooty English accomplice, plans to smuggle bags of the drug, a synthetic form of a pregnancy hormone called CPH4, in the stomachs of several unwilling European travellers, and are sending them back home under duress to make the deliveries.