Fictional Drugs

Fictional Drugs

Snow Crash, Athelas, Melange, List of Fictional Medicines and Drugs, List of Comic Book Drugs, List of Star Wars Substances

by Source Wikipedia, Books LLC

326 pages· 2010· ISBN 9781155184449
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Snow Crash, Melange, List of fictional medicines and drugs, List of comic book drugs, List of Star Wars substances, Sublime, Joker venom, Nepenthe, Mutant growth hormone, Progesterex, Terrigen Mist, TekWar, Homokaasu, Bananadine, Water of Life, Gerin oil, Derbisol. Excerpt: This is a list of fictional medicines and drugs from works of fiction (usually fantasy or science fiction). Some of the items listed as medicines or drugs, may be used as both or in other capacities, but fictional works are often vague on such distinctions. Grouping is done by what seems most likely. These drugs and vaccines are meant primarily for medicinal and analgesic use, though they can possibly be abused. These drugs are for enhancing strength, intelligence, and other attributes. Steroids, birth control pills, and antidepressants fall into this category. Drugs used for narcotic, hallucinogenic or other recreational usage. These drugs tend to be illegal and addictive, sometimes dangerously so. Snake oils can be found here. Also for compounds whose properties are not known. This is a list of fictional performance enhancers, serums, trigger chemicals, booster drugs, and mutagenic foods in the various comic book universes, that were used to give a specific hero or villain their powers. This list also provides a brief summary of heroes who gained their powers from special concoctions like Captain America's Super Soldier Serum, Hourman's Miraclo and the original Blue Beetle's Vitamin 2X. Developed by a scientist named Dr. Carter, who inoculated his two sons with the serum. It gave them super strength and superspeed, but left a "W" scar on their chest. Stan, the elder son, went on to become the Golden Age hero Lone Warrior, and his younger brother Dicky became his sidekick. First appears in Banner #3. The drug which gives Captain Patriot his...

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