Other medications can treat vomiting and diarrhea. Buprenorphine (Subutex) has been shown to work better than other medications for treating withdrawal from opiates, and it can shorten the length of detoxification (detox). It may also be used for long-term maintenance, like methadone.
How Many Known Chemical Elements Are There? There are 118 known chemical elements as of 2011.First element on the periodic table is Hydrogen the latest one is Ununoctium. The table contains 118 chemical elements whose discoveries have been confirmed.
Elements consist of only one kind of atom and cannot be decomposed into simpler substances. Our planet is made up of some 90 elements. (Tiny amounts â sometimes only a few atoms â of additional elements have been made in nuclear physics laboratories, but they play no role in our story).