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13Dec/24

What is the drug captagon and how is it linked to Syria’s fallen Assad regime?

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Nicole Lee, Curtin University

After the fall of the al-Assad regime in Syria, large stockpiles of the illicit drug captagon have reportedly been uncovered.

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30Jan/23

Nope, coffee won’t give you extra energy. It’ll just borrow a bit that you’ll pay for later

January 30, 2023Food and DrinkAdenosine, Branches of biology, Caffeinated drink, Caffeine, Coffee, Creative Commons, Drugs, Emma Beckett, Energy drink, Mutagens, Psychoactive drugs, Sleep, Stimulant, Xanthinesadmin

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Emma Beckett, University of Newcastle

Many of us want (or should I say need?) our morning coffee to give us our “get up and go”. Altogether, the people of the world drink more than two billion cups of coffee each day.

You might think coffee gives you the energy to get through the morning or the day – but coffee might not be giving you as much as you think.

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