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  2. United States drug overdose death rates and totals over time

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    Drug overdose deaths in the US per 100,000 people by state. [1] [2] A two milligram dose of fentanyl powder (on pencil tip) is a lethal amount for most people. [3] The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has data on drug overdose death rates and totals. Around 1,106,900 US residents died from drug overdoses from 1968 ...

  3. Opioid epidemic in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, there were approximately 109,600 drug-overdose-related deaths in the 12-month period ending January 31, 2023, at a rate of 300 deaths per day. [5] From 1999 to 2020, nearly 841,000 people died from drug overdoses, [6] with prescription and illicit opioids responsible for 500,000 of those deaths. [7]

  4. Drugs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Drug overdose death rates per 100,000 by state. US map. 443,000 Americans die of smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke each year. For every smoking-related death, another 20 people suffer with a smoking-related disease. (2011) [30]

  5. Cannabis in the United States - Wikipedia

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    While marijuana has been decriminalized throughout many states in the US, it remains a Schedule I drug as of October 2024. However, on January 12, 2024, the FDA announced its recommendation that marijuana be moved to a Schedule III drug, which is a much less strictly-regulated category and would acknowledge its potential for medical use. [66]

  6. People in the US and Canada spent over $53 billion on ... - AOL

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    People in North America spent $53.3 billion on marijuana in 2016 -- More cash than Americans blow in a year at McDonald's and Starbucks combined.

  7. Unlike alcohol, THC impairment is hard to measure — making a ...

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    A 2019 study led by Dr. Jeff Brubacher, an associate professor in the department of emergency medicine at the University of British Columbia, found that THC concentrations below 5 nanograms per ...

  8. Drug-related deaths in the United States by state - Wikipedia

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    Drug-related deaths in the United States by state. Add languages. Add links ... Drug use and deaths per state. State Population ... United States: 308,143,815: 08.11% ...

  9. 2019–2020 vaping lung illness outbreak - Wikipedia

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    As of 18 February 2020, a total of 2,807 hospitalized cases of lung illness associated with the use of vaping products have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 50 states, the District of Columbia, and two US territories (Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands). [2]