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Medical Expert Reveals Startling Statistics on Drug Abuse in Zim – NewsDay

Drug Abuse Statistics: Medical expert reveals startling statistics on drug abuse in Zim – NewsDay

Medical expert reveals startling statistics on drug abuse in Zim
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A medical expert on Sunday made chilling revelations on drug abuse, saying 50% of admissions at mental institutions in Zimbabwe are attributed to substance-induced disorders. This was said in Harare by Evans Masitara, Health Professionals Empowerment

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Drug Abuse Statistics: Drug Use Now Kills More People Than Traffic Accidents [Study] – The Inquisitr


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Drug Use Now Kills More People Than Traffic Accidents [Study]
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In 1979 the US Government began tracking drug-related deaths and for the first time those deaths have surpassed the number of traffic fatalities on an annual basis. The most recent statistics which were taken in 2009 shows that 37485 people died in
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Drug Deaths Now Outnumber Traffic Fatalities in the United States

Drug Abuse Statistics: Drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the United States
LOS ANGELES — Propelled by an increase in prescription narcotic overdoses, drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the United States, a Los Angeles Times analysis of government data has found.
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Drug Abuse Statistics: Drug, Alcohol Impact on Workers Comp Claims Disputed – Business Insurance

Drug Abuse Statistics: Drug, alcohol impact on workers comp claims disputed – Business Insurance

Drug, alcohol impact on workers comp claims disputed
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Rita Nowak, vp of commercial lines and workers comp for the Property Casualty Insurers Assn. of America in Des Plaines, Ill., said she does not know of any industry statistics on workers comp claims stemming from drug or alcohol use.

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Drug Abuse Statistics: Drug-Related Deaths Outnumber Traffic Fatalities in the U.S.

Drug Abuse Statistics: Drug-related deaths outnumber traffic fatalities in the U.S.
LOS ANGELES — Propelled by an increase in prescription narcotic overdoses, drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the United States, a Los Angeles Times analysis of government data has found. Drugs exceeded motor vehicle accidents as a cause of death in 2009, killing at least 37,485 people nationwide, according …
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Vital Statistics: Drugs and Obesity Top List of Worries

Drug Abuse Statistics: Vital Statistics: Drugs and obesity top list of worries
The list of worries adults have about children’s health problems can be long and troublesome. But for many of them, it seems drug abuse and obesity are the biggest concerns.
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Drug Abuse Statistics: A decline of industry, a rise in crime
Bucking trend, Western Md. county suffers highest rate since 1975 The crime rate has dropped throughout most of Maryland in the past several decades. In Allegany County, however, the crime rate is the highest in three decades — driven mostly by property crime. Residents, police and politicians point to the economy and drug abuse.
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Vital Statistics: Drugs and Obesity Top List of Worries – Indianapolis Star

Drug Abuse Statistics: Vital Statistics: Drugs and obesity top list of worries – Indianapolis Star

Vital Statistics: Drugs and obesity top list of worries
Indianapolis Star
But for many of them, it seems drug abuse and obesity are the biggest concerns. That's according to the fifth annual survey of the top 10 kids' health concerns, conducted by the University of Michigan CS Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on

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Drug Abuse Statistics: Party Schools: Drinking & Driving on College Campuses – DigitalJournal.com (press release)

Party Schools: Drinking & Driving on College Campuses
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Further, drug use is most prevalent among those 18 to 20 years old. Combining the two statistics, this means there is a high risk potential for young people to abuse alcohol and drugs on college campuses. This is reinforced when you look at the

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