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Alcohol: o 140 million Americans use alcohol o 18 million of these abuse alcohol or are alcoholics. o 100,000 deaths are due to alcohol, and an additional 100,000 deaths are alcohol related. Cocaine: o 12.2 million Americans used cocaine at least once in 1985. o 250,000 used it weekly. o In 1986, there were almost 1000 cocaine-induced deaths. Now let's recalculate. Deaths per user: Alcohol = 100,000/140,000,000 = .07 % or 70 per 100,000 Cocaine = 1,000/ 12,200,000 = .008 % or 8 per 100,000 Deaths per abuser: Alcohol = 100,000/18,000,000 = .56 % or 56 per 10,000 Cocaine = 1,000/ 250,000 = .40 % or 40 per 10,000 So even considering abusers, with advantage to alcohol (probably should be over 1%), cocaine is still healthier. By the way, you reported earlier the number 6000 for illegal drug deaths. But: o National Council on Alcoholism estimated that in 1985 all illegal drugs combined killed 3562 Americans [Most of these numbers are gleaned from an essay by Ethan Nadelmann called The Case for Legalization. It is found in: The Drug Legalization Debate. (ed. Inciardi, James A.), Sage publications, 1991. ISBN 0-8039-3677-{X or 8pbk}. - (on the back cover of The Emperor Wears No Clothes) "How Dangerous is Marijuana in Comparison to Other Substances?" Number of American Deaths per year that result directly or primarily from the following (selected) causes nationwide, according to World Almanacs, Life Insurance Actuarial (death) The Emperor Wears No Clothes by Jack Herer available from: H.E.M.P. Publishing 5632 Van Nuys Blvd suite 210 Van Nuys CA 91401 (213) 392-1806 | |
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nadużycia różnych środków odurzających, legalnych i nielegalnych. Dane z
USA. Rok: 1989 Środek Użytkownicy Ofiary (na rok) Ofiary (na 100,000) Tytoń 60 million 390,000 650 Alkohol 100 million 150,000 150 Heroina 500,000 400 80 (400) Kokaina 5 million 200 4 (20) Rok:
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