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Health Issues In themselves, drugs form a smaller hazard to public health in our country than is generally thought. Compared to legal intoxicants such as alcohol and cigarettes the drug problem is relatively small: |
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there are 22 times more alcoholics than drug addicts in our country; |
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every year, 12 times more people die from excessive alcohol consumption than from drug use; |
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the number of people who die as a result of smoking is approximately 133 times higher. |
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Moreover, the illegal nature of drugs creates additional hazards to public health. A greater risk of getting infected with Aids or HIV, liver diseases and tbc are the most important examples.
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