SUBSTITUTES FOR COCAINE.

Silent Cocaine Poisoning

Background: Cocaine poisoning is known for causing severe clinical effects such as tachycardia, hypertension, agitation and confusion. Absence of clinical manifestations in cocaine poisoning is unusual. Case report: A 26-year old man, known to be a cocaine addict, declared that he was forced by cocaine dealers to swallow many tablets of cocaine, six hours prior to admission to emergency departm...

Research on Fat Substitutes

Fodd Scientists and technologists have long been searching for fat su bstitutes, i.e. compounds with physical and organoleptic properties similar to conventional dietary fats and oils but with as few calories as possible. After many years of persistant efforts, they have recently achieved considerable sussess in this field. Since a diet high in fat and cholesterol is regarded as an important fa...

The search for blood substitutes.

Salt substitutes

The simple answer to your burning question is no ? salt substitutes won?t make you retain water. As you mentioned, these substitutes contain potassium chloride instead of sodium chloride (more on this in a bit!). That said, before you completely eliminate salt from your diet, keep in mind that the average person does need 1500 milligrams (mg) to 2300 mg of salt per day for optimal kidney and mo...

Chemical Substitutes

This SafetyNet suggests chemical substitutes for commonly used chemicals to promote a safer work environment. Consider using the safer substitute if it works in your process: Sample of Chemical Substitute List. View full list here [1].