Power Pills

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“Pick your Pill and evolve!”
Power Pills are special tablets made from processed Metahuman DNA that introduce modified stem cells into the body, allowing for genetic modification and mutation, giving the user what some might call "super powers". The pills are powerful, but excessive use of them leads to physical and mental addiction and instability. This was a major factor in the eventual downfall of Arkian society.
== History ==
“Imagine if you could be smarter, stronger, healthier. What if you could even have amazing powers, light fires with your mind… That's what 2Ps do for a man.”
2Ps were first introduced to Arkian consumers as domestic aids (start a fire instantly, pick up objects from a distance, light a lamp by zapping it with electricity, etc.) although their use could still be distorted into harmful ways.
== Symptoms ==
The effects of small, controlled, or otherwise brief uses of 2P usage seem minimal. However, it is possible there is no safe level of 2P usage. In either case, 2P, like other dangerous drugs, is addictive and prone to cause adverse side effects with extended use. The very nature of the drug leads users into substance dependence.
=== Adverse Effects ===
2P operates at the genetic level. Due to the instability of its interaction with the subject, a whole host of deleterious reactions can manifest in the user. While some users broke out in horrible physical deformities, others suffer few noticeable mutations. The key is that the side effects were different with each individual. Despite this, some common defects are observed within the larger 2P user population. Unintended consequences of long-term 2P abuse include but are not limited to:
* Bleeding from eyes, nose, and mouth
* Blindness
* Crystal formations on skin
* Cutis laxa
* Death
* Hair loss
* Hair patches
* Hallucinations
* Heterochromia iridum
* Hormone imbalance
* Insanity
* Insomnia
* Jaundice
* Lesions
* Memory loss
* Paranoia
* Rashes
* Shingles
* Spider veins
* Swollen gums
* Syndactyly
* Tooth loss
* Tumors
* Varicose veins
* Vitiligo