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NOTES PAYABLE - 2020 10 Notes (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
NOTES PAYABLE - 2020 10 Notes (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 20, 2021	Feb. 08, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 10, 2021	Dec. 23, 2020
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Beneficial conversion feature					$ 417,539
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)				$ 0.001		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
10% Warrants
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Percentage of aggregate principal amount coverage		20.00%	20.00%
Exercise price of warrants	$ 0.56	$ 0.56	$ 0.56
Additional paid-in capital	$ 810,000
10% Notes
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Interest rate (as a percent)		10.00%	10.00%	10.00%		10.00%		10.00%
Aggregate principal amount			$ 2,940,000
Stock issued			1,050,011
Amortization of debt discount				$ 21,393	21,393
Beneficial conversion feature			$ 0
10% Notes 2021
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Interest rate (as a percent)		10.00%
Aggregate principal amount		$ 1,660,000
Stock issued		592,858
Conversion price (in dollars per share)		$ 0.66
Debt conversion commitment price (in dollars per share)		0.90
Amortization of debt discount				69,603	28,531
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001
10% Notes April 2021
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Interest rate (as a percent)	10.00%
Aggregate principal amount	$ 2,300,000
Percentage of aggregate principal amount coverage	20.00%
Exercise price of warrants	$ 0.56
Conversion price (in dollars per share)	0.49
Debt conversion commitment price (in dollars per share)	$ 0.83
Amortization of debt discount				$ 123,285	$ 0
Convertible note offering amount	$ 4,600,000
Number of lead investor	1
Aggregate principal amount invested	35.50%
10% Investors
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Interest rate (as a percent)	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Proceeds from debt			$ 1,940,000
Conversion price trigger (as a percent)	80.00%	80.00%	80.00%
10% Investors \| Minimum
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Conversion price (in dollars per share)	$ 0.65	$ 0.65	$ 0.65
10% Investors \| Maximum
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Conversion price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
15% Notes [Member]
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Aggregate indebtedness amount			$ 1,000,000
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Additional paid-in capital		$ 429,300	254,400
Debt discount \| 10% Notes 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional paid-in capital		$ 417,539
Debt discount \| 10% Notes April 2021
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Extinguishment of debt \| 10% Warrants
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