Some of the health consequences in teens associated with anabolic steroid abuse include: musculoskeletal system effects, permanent termination of growth in teens, infections from injection sites, and potentially fatal inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.
When Ecstasy was first synthesized it was thought that it may be of use as an appetite suppressant.
OxyContin has become the oxycodone drug of choice in Maine, Ohio, and West Virginia, and in portions of eastern Kentucky, Maryland, western Pennsylvania, and rural southwestern Virginia.
Thirty-five states in the U.S. have operational prescription drug monitoring programs to help monitor and stop the abuse of prescription drugs.