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n. - White odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of a certain genus or made synthetically.

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  • The products contain ephedrine, which is banned by the NCAA.
  • Orioles team physician William Goldiner agreed with the coroner's call for a ban but noted that teams can do little to stop it because ephedrine is legal.
  • Cupstid told police he and his friend, Koehn, were buying the legally allowed amount of ephedrine, which is 11 grams.
  • It is a Beta-2 Agonist, which means that it is chemically related to epinephrine (NOT ephedrine, which is a totally different type of drug) and salbutamol.
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