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"And then I asked around and someone told me they were all taking a drug called Oradexon, which is the same preparation used for cows on farms, to make them fatter."
The Guardian World News Joanna Moorhead 2010
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In a country with overwhelming poverty and malnourishment, scores of sex workers are using the drug, called Oradexon, which plumps up the face and body, and was originally intended to fatten up cows, the AFP reported in an article on the drug's prevalence this week.
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The horror is a drug called Oradexon; a drug identical to one used to fatten cattle.
The Guardian World News Joanna Moorhead 2010
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"It's the quickest way to make a girl plump and hide her actual age if she is just a teenager," Rokeya said, adding that the drug, called Oradexon, is cheap and widely available.
Medindia Health News 2010
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No one is quite sure how long Oradexon has been a feature of life in the brothels, but it has been a while; long enough for the sardarni, or brothel caretakers, to have found out that there can be long-term health implications, and to have chosen to ignore them.
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In a report published in April the organization said it had found that "Oradexon is used by almost 90 per cent of girls in most brothels in Bangladesh and found the age range of girls who take the drug is 15-35 years."
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DEXAMETHASONE phosphate (Decadron (R), Oradexon (R).)
Chapter 4 1993
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Doctors say long-term use can be fatal but at the vast, government-registered brothel 100 kilometres (60 miles) outside Dhaka, most of the 900 sex workers use Oradexon daily to give them plump, full bodies.
Medindia Health News 2010
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"Oradexon gave me a full body, making me attractive," she said, adding that her brothel madam first gave her the drug to help her gain weight but she was soon hooked on it.
Medindia Health News 2010
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As to where it comes from, Oradexon is easily available from the quacks, or unqualified pharmacists who operate widely throughout Bangladesh, says Islam.
The Guardian World News Joanna Moorhead 2010
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