Speedball

Speedball is one of several game types of the sport of paintball.

Speedball may also refer to:

In sports

Speedball (American ball game), a combination of handball and soccer

Speedball (boxing), a small punching bag used by boxers for training

Speedball (paintball), a paintball game variant

Speed-ball, an Egyptian racquet sport

In media and entertainment

In music

"Speedball", a song by Black Label Society from 1919 Eternal

"Speedball", a song by John Zorn from Naked City

In other uses

Speedball (video game), a popular video game series by Bitmap Brothers

Robbie Baldwin, a Marvel Comics superhero known as "Speedball," formerly known as Penance

In drugs and alcohol

Speedball (drug), a mix of heroin and cocaine, or similar drugs

"Speedball", a name for the mixed drink Vodka Red Bull

In business

Speedball (art products), an American art products manufacturer

Speedball, a brand of chemical used for heavy-duty cleaning

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Speedball (drug)

Speedball (also referred to as powerballing) is a term commonly referring to the intravenous use of cocaine with heroin or morphine in the same syringe. Some also use it with two syringes, one in each arm. The speedball can also be taken by insufflation. The original speedball used cocaine hydrochloride mixed with morphine sulfate, as opposed to heroin. The term can also be applied to use of pharmaceutical opioids, benzodiazepines or barbiturates along with substituted amphetamines. This cocktail of drugs can cause a strong physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms.

Physiological response

Cocaine acts as a stimulant, whereas heroin/morphine acts as a depressant. Co-administration is meant to provide an intense rush of euphoria with a high that is supposed to combine the effects of both drugs, while hoping to reduce the negative effects, such as anxiety, hypertension, palpitations and other common side effects of stimulants and sedation/drowsiness from the depressant. While this is somewhat effective, as one drug (the CNS stimulant) triggers the sympathetic nervous system and the other (the CNS depressant) triggers the parasympathetic nervous system, the two systems that regulate the fight-or-flight and rest-and-digest responses, respectively, and simultaneous activity of the two pathways is what normally keeps one's body in natural homeostasis, there is an imperfect overlap in the effects of stimulants and depressants. Additionally, by suppressing the typical negative side-effects of the two drugs, the user may falsely believe they have a higher tolerance, or that they are less intoxicated than they actually are. This can cause users to misjudge the intake of one or both of the drugs, sometimes fatally.

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Robbie Baldwin

Robert "Robbie" Baldwin is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics.

Created by artist Steve Ditko and writer Tom DeFalco, the character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 (January 1988) originally known as Speedball, as well as in Civil War: Front Line #10 (January 2007) as Penance.

The character's origin and early exploits as Speedball were depicted soon after in a solo series. After that series was cancelled, he appeared as a member of the superhero team the New Warriors, in the monthly title of the same name. In the Marvel Comics crossover "Civil War", the character changes his name and appearance to Penance. Following this change, he is a member of the Thunderbolts. As of the first issue of "Avengers Academy", he has reverted to Speedball and a modified version of his first appearance.

Publication history

Created by artist Steve Ditko and writer Tom DeFalco, the character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 (January 1988) originally known as Speedball, (initially as a candidate for Marvel's separate New Universe imprint).

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FACS

FACS or FaCS may refer to:

Fluorescence-activated cell sorting, applied in flow cytometry

Facial Action Coding System, a procedure to systematically describe human facial expressions

Families and Children Study, a longitudinal study in Great Britain

Family and consumer science, an academic discipline that combines aspects of social and natural science

Fellow of the Australian Computer Society, a post-nominal title

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a post-nominal title

Field Automated Communication System, a mobile construction project management software

First Assembly Christian School, Memphis, Tennessee

Formal Aspects of Computing Science, a British Computer Society Specialist Group

Department of Family and Community Services (Australia), an Australian Government Department that existed between 1998 and 2006.

Department of Family and Community Services (New South Wales), a New South Wales Government Department established in 2011.

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Speedball

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Speedball (drug)

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Robbie Baldwin

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FACS

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