In 1811, Napoleon (whose armies occupied The Netherlands) ruled that all Dutch citizens should have their family names registered. At the time of Napoleon's decree, family names were used only by members of the upper class. Thus, this decidedly unpopular decree forced much of the Dutch populace to invent a name for their families. To express their dissatisfaction with Napoleon's ruling, some fa...

www.ums.ac.uk deals with commonly used and abused drugs. They describe socially acceptable drugs such as alcohol, nicotine and caffeine; abused prescription drugs, such as steroids and analgesics and sedatives; and illicit substances, such as, Ecstasy, cocaine and hallucinogens. The drugs are discussed in terms of pharmacological class, common slang names, pharmacological effect (“The Buzz”), r...