| The accompanying photos are probably not what you were thinking as you clicked to a page on drug abuse. The alcohol photo looks elegant and inviting. Historically, alcohol has often been safer to drink than water. While abstainer are a better health risk than alcoholics, medical studies suggest a little alcohol is better than none. But can you do just a little? |
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| Caffeine is the most widely used drug. In addition to coffee, it can be found in soft drinks, chocolate, tea, aspirin, and in pill form. The drug is most often taken as a stimulate - to "wake up." Baseball star Joe Dimaggio became known as Mr. Coffee. While one generation knows him as a Hall of Fame baseball player, another knows him as a drug paraphernalia salesperson. |
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Tobacco kills more people each year than any other drug. Ironic that the government actually protects and encourages the growing, production, and sales of our most damaging drug.
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| Kentucky has more smokers per capita than any other state. |
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| Narcotics |
graphic of illegal drug use |
| Marijuana |
Photo of tokers |