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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 11:04 AM Original message |
Drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in U.S., data show |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. And notice that it is the prescription drugs. nt |
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99th_Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. The lion's share of these deaths are outright suicides, not "drug abuse" or accidental. |
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Fozzledick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
2. I guess tobacco and alcohol aren't drugs |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. They probably classify alcohol deaths differently...cirrhosis of the liver, car accident, etc. |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 01:29 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Tobacco is not a drug; ingested ethyl alcohol is a chemical compound |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 10:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. The perpetual elephant in the corner. n/t |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. The number of Marijuana deaths is staggering! |
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christx30 (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 07:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. You ever try to do a |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. Need to crack down harder on the damn potheads.. |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
6. I hope the study controlled for other drugs, and esp. alcohol use... |
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BobbyBoring (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Most heroin addicts are alcoholics?? |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. When you get through rolling around on the floor... |
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DrunkenBoat (584 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
12. If true, I find this pretty surprising. Auto accidents have been the leading cause of death -- |
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