Epinephrine (no ontology)

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Epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, is a catecholamine substance and a hormone, naturally produced in the body of many living beings.
Epinephrine increases heart rate, respiratory rate, constricts blood vessels, dilates air passages, and contributes to the "fight-or-flight" response. It is medically used to treat cardiac arrest and anaphylaxis because of its "jolting" properties. When administered in high doses, the substance causes tachycardia, arrhythmia, anxiety and headaches.

Strategy

Epinephrine is one of the rare substances in Mazeworld which procures only positive effects with no drawbacks. Litterally "jolting" the contestant's body when under its influence, adrenaline is an excellent combat-enhancing drug.

The substance provides increased alertness, strength and decreased Pain sensitivity, and so for a comfortable amount of time (up to 24 turns). It is one of the most sought-for medical aids in the game and, in turn, one of the most expensive, sold for no less than 500 P$ in hospital rooms, only beaten in price by Heroin.

Aside from the usual methods of finding (at random in the rooms or purchased in a hospital room), epinephrine can notably be found in MEDAID3 crates.

Being a syringe, it is strongly required the drug is kept until the contestant finds a medic or a peaceful scientist to identify the pill, as it shares its appearance with Cyanide, Heroin, Morphine and a form of Placebo.

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