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Alcohol and Other Drugs
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Most specialists on drug abuse consider alcohol to be the most severe drug problem we have in the United States.
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Twenty five percent of all adult Americans are considered heavy drinkers.
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Men are far more likely than women to become alcoholics.
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After age thirty-four, reported incidences of heavy drinking increase.
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Heroin and other opiates are far less damaging to the body than alcohol and tobacco.
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There is no evidence to suggest that some people are more biologically inclined to become alcoholic.
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Marijuana and cocaine produce more foreign exchange for Columbia than do coffee and cut flowers, their two chief legal exports.
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75% of the demand for marijuana in the United States is grown here.
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The Netherlands decriminalized drugs in 1976, resulting in a dramatic increase in drug addiction.
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Therapeutic communities are especially effective for addicts who deny that they have a problem with drugs.
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