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Drug Addiction Statistics: Drug deaths now outnumber car crash kills
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse says 15 percent of those in grades 9 through 12 admit to prescription drug abuse. Also last year, nationwide around 1300 newborn children were born to drug-addicted mothers and admitted into hospital …
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Drug Addiction Statistics: Leader Blasts Arrogant Powers for Increasing Drug Addiction in World
While Afghanistan produced only 185 tons of opium per year under the Taliban, according to the UN statistics, since the US-led invasion, drug production has surged to 3400 tons annually. In 2007, the opium trade reached an estimated all-time production …
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Drug Addiction Statistics: State, county leaders address drug addiction battle
"in Palm Beach County we lost 297 people to drug overdoses. In 2003, my son was one of those statistics," said Karen Perry. After losing her son to an overdose eight years ago, Karen Perry has been extremely active in the fight against prescription …
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