The 3 deadliest drugs in America are all totally legal

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As the US debates drug policy reforms and marijuana legalization, there's one aspect of the war on drugs that remains perplexingly contradictory: some of the most dangerous drugs in the US are legal.

Don't believe it? The available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows tobacco, alcohol, and opioid-based prescription painkillers were responsible for more direct deaths than any other drug in 2011. This chart compares those drug deaths with the best available data for cocaine, heroin, and marijuana deaths:

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Now, this chart isn't a perfect comparison across the board. One driver of tobacco and alcohol deaths is that both substances are legal and easily available. Other substances would likely be far deadlier if they were as available as tobacco and alcohol. (Heroin-linked deaths in particular have been trending up since 2010, topping 8,200 in 2013 and making heroin deadlier overall than cocaine.) And federal data excludes some deaths, particularly less direct illicit drug deaths, which is why the chart focuses on direct health complications for all drugs.

But the absolute numbers show legality doesn't indicate safety. Here's what makes tobacco, alcohol, and prescription painkillers so dangerous, and how policymakers can curb the problem.


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http://www.vox.com/2014/5/19/5727712/the-three-deadliest-drugs-in-america-are-all-totally-legal
 
i ve been saying this for years. i had a discussion bout alcohol and tobacco with detectives who gave me some drama over a bit of weed. (15 years ago)
but the truth behind is simple. money makes the world go round and if you look at the industries standing behind these "drugs" then you know why they still legal. i mean at the end of the day... who s making laws?
 
Gemini74 said:
i ve been saying this for years. i had a discussion bout alcohol and tobacco with detectives who gave me some drama over a bit of weed. (15 years ago)
but the truth behind is simple. money makes the world go round and if you look at the industries standing behind these "drugs" then you know why they still legal. i mean at the end of the day... who s making laws?
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exactly....industry is very into the laws
 
Tamstrong said:
As the US debates drug policy reforms and marijuana legalization, there's one aspect of the war on drugs that remains perplexingly contradictory: some of the most dangerous drugs in the US are legal.

Don't believe it? The available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows tobacco, alcohol, and opioid-based prescription painkillers were responsible for more direct deaths than any other drug in 2011. This chart compares those drug deaths with the best available data for cocaine, heroin, and marijuana deaths:

drug_deaths.0.png


Now, this chart isn't a perfect comparison across the board. One driver of tobacco and alcohol deaths is that both substances are legal and easily available. Other substances would likely be far deadlier if they were as available as tobacco and alcohol. (Heroin-linked deaths in particular have been trending up since 2010, topping 8,200 in 2013 and making heroin deadlier overall than cocaine.) And federal data excludes some deaths, particularly less direct illicit drug deaths, which is why the chart focuses on direct health complications for all drugs.

But the absolute numbers show legality doesn't indicate safety. Here's what makes tobacco, alcohol, and prescription painkillers so dangerous, and how policymakers can curb the problem.


drug_harm_score.png



DUI_risk.0.png


http://www.vox.com/2014/5/19/5727712/the-three-deadliest-drugs-in-america-are-all-totally-legal
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It's amazing what can happen when you have industrial scale production, financial sector investment and an organized lobby to protect your interests.
 
I've had friends who got high on weed and tried to drive and wrecked their rides, so I'm sure people die from weed-related accidents.

But no you can't overdose from marijuana, but if you smoke unfiltered weed(without some kind of water pipe) the tar from it can really fuck up your lungs.

Weed and beer are about on par in my book.
 
andreboba said:
I've had friends who got high on weed and tried to drive and wrecked their rides, so I'm sure people die from weed-related accidents.

But no you can't overdose from marijuana, but if you smoke unfiltered weed(without some kind of water pipe) the tar from it can really fuck up your lungs.

Weed and beer are about on par in my book.
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:smt005

Only thing that book is good for is for rolling joints
 
andreboba said:
I've had friends who got high on weed and tried to drive and wrecked their rides, so I'm sure people die from weed-related accidents.

But no you can't overdose from marijuana, but if you smoke unfiltered weed(without some kind of water pipe) the tar from it can really fuck up your lungs.

Weed and beer are about on par in my book.
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You must have been high when you wrote this lol
 
andreboba said:
I've had friends who got high on weed and tried to drive and wrecked their rides, so I'm sure people die from weed-related accidents.

But no you can't overdose from marijuana, but if you smoke unfiltered weed(without some kind of water pipe) the tar from it can really fuck up your lungs.

Weed and beer are about on par in my book.
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I've had dumb friends who tried to drive and wrecked their rides, so I'm sure people die from being dumb. But no you can't overdose on being dumb.
 
pettyofficerj said:
A euro transplant condoning the overthrow of American government

Nice to see the Cold War is still on :p
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An American boy assuming (yet again) that everything is about America and/or the American government.

Nice to see how open minded the melting pot really is. :drinkers:
 
EuroChick said:
I've had dumb friends who tried to drive and wrecked their rides, so I'm sure people die from being dumb. But no you can't overdose on being dumb.
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We're talking about driving under the influence of drugs, hon.
Being an incompetent driver by nature isn't quite the same as getting behind the wheel high on coke/weed/alcohol/script drugs.

But you keep thinking being high on weed is the same as being born a dumb individual.:rolleyes:
 
andreboba said:
We're talking about driving under the influence of drugs, hon.
Being an incompetent driver by nature isn't quite the same as getting behind the wheel high on coke/weed/alcohol/script drugs.

But you keep thinking being high on weed is the same as being born a dumb individual.:rolleyes:
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No, I don't. Being dumb is much worse.
 
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