Drug
We had a convo last week about deaths related to drugs, and then coincedentally Blind sublime posted about this as well, so thought I would go research it.
I knew drinking was worse than smoking... and knew the stats on pot and e's were pretty small. However, I didn't realise how much. I was saying Pot was a lot less than smoking.
I was wrong.
NO ONE has ever died from pot smoking. 19,000 people a year die from tobacco.
Tobacco deaths per year- 19,000 (1) - 1998
Alchohol deaths per year - 3000 (2)- 1998
Ecstacy deaths per year - 25 (3) - 2004
Marijuana - ZERO. No one has ever died from Marijuana usage (4) - All time!
1 - http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4831.0.55.001
2 - Chrikritzhs et al (1999) National Alcohol Indicators Bulletin No. 1: Alcohol-caused deaths and hospitalisations in Australia 1990-97, National Drug Research Institute and Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre
3 - http://www.apsad.org.au/papers/Wednesday/wed-mr1-1424-fowler.pdf
4 - http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/factsheets/drugAndAlcohol/marijuana.html
I knew drinking was worse than smoking... and knew the stats on pot and e's were pretty small. However, I didn't realise how much. I was saying Pot was a lot less than smoking.
I was wrong.
NO ONE has ever died from pot smoking. 19,000 people a year die from tobacco.
Tobacco deaths per year- 19,000 (1) - 1998
Alchohol deaths per year - 3000 (2)- 1998
Ecstacy deaths per year - 25 (3) - 2004
Marijuana - ZERO. No one has ever died from Marijuana usage (4) - All time!
1 - http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4831.0.55.001
2 - Chrikritzhs et al (1999) National Alcohol Indicators Bulletin No. 1: Alcohol-caused deaths and hospitalisations in Australia 1990-97, National Drug Research Institute and Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre
3 - http://www.apsad.org.au/papers/Wednesday/wed-mr1-1424-fowler.pdf
4 - http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/factsheets/drugAndAlcohol/marijuana.html