The 3 deadliest drugs in America are all totally legal

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  1. Tamstrong

    Tamstrong Administrator Staff Member

    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
     
    Tamstrong, Feb 1, 2015
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  2. goodlove

    goodlove New Member

    its amazing what we will accept and tolerate
     
    goodlove, Feb 1, 2015
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  3. Gemini74

    Gemini74 Well-Known Member

    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, Feb 1, 2015
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  4. goodlove

    goodlove New Member

    exactly....industry is very into the laws
     
    goodlove, Feb 1, 2015
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  5. Gemini74

    Gemini74 Well-Known Member

    understatement of the day, but i see you getting my point.
     
    Gemini74, Feb 1, 2015
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  6. orejon4

    orejon4 Well-Known Member

    It's amazing what can happen when you have industrial scale production, financial sector investment and an organized lobby to protect your interests.
     
    orejon4, Feb 1, 2015
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  7. pettyofficerj

    pettyofficerj New Member

    Basically

    We shoulda overthrown the government years ago
     
    pettyofficerj, Feb 1, 2015
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  8. orejon4

    orejon4 Well-Known Member

    Hear, hear!
     
    orejon4, Feb 2, 2015
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  9. andreboba

    andreboba Well-Known Member

    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, Feb 2, 2015
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  10. pettyofficerj

    pettyofficerj New Member

    :smt005

    Only thing that book is good for is for rolling joints
     
    pettyofficerj, Feb 2, 2015
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  11. The Dark King

    The Dark King Well-Known Member

    You must have been high when you wrote this lol
     
    The Dark King, Feb 2, 2015
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  12. EuroChick

    EuroChick New Member

    :smt005 Much like your posters. lol
     
    EuroChick, Feb 2, 2015
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  13. EuroChick

    EuroChick New Member

    I'm glad to see you're finally seeing things my way.
     
    EuroChick, Feb 2, 2015
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  14. pettyofficerj

    pettyofficerj New Member

    Oh here u go with ur shit

    :drinkers:
     
    pettyofficerj, Feb 2, 2015
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  15. EuroChick

    EuroChick New Member

    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.
     
    EuroChick, Feb 2, 2015
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  16. pettyofficerj

    pettyofficerj New Member

    A euro transplant condoning the overthrow of American government

    Nice to see the Cold War is still on :p
     
    pettyofficerj, Feb 2, 2015
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  17. EuroChick

    EuroChick New Member

    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, Feb 2, 2015
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  18. andreboba

    andreboba Well-Known Member

    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, Feb 2, 2015
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  19. EuroChick

    EuroChick New Member

    No, I don't. Being dumb is much worse.
     
    EuroChick, Feb 2, 2015
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