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Daily intake of heavy metals through consumption of drugs
| Metals | Lead (μg/kg/day) | Cadmium (μg/kg/day) | Chromium (μg/kg/day) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Max | Min | Mean | Max | Min | Mean | Max | Min | |
| Opium | 6.90 | 12.16 | 2.64 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.007 | 22.37 | 23.95 | 20.97 |
| Heroin | 2.44 | 4.13 | 1.83 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 20.68 | 21.60 | 18.90 |
| Crack | 1.54 | 2.94 | 0.66 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 21.01 | 21.97 | 20.17 |
The average consumption value for the mentioned drugs assumed to be 3 g/day
