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> The fact is that around 1 in 3 Americans die from drug use or drug-related causes. Cite, and cross-reference to deaths avoided/delayed by use of same drugs.
by rue 16y ago
> The fact is that around 1 in 3 Americans die from drug use or drug-related causes.
Cite, and cross-reference to deaths avoided/delayed by use of same drugs.
- Alex3917 16y agohttp://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1877771 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1877771 And are you really claiming that smoking cigarrettes is saving hundreds of thousands of American lives each year?
- rue 16y agoCigarette deaths are FDA's fault?
- Alex3917 16y agoNot all of them, but many of them. For example, how many cancer deaths could be avoided each year if the FDA banned the practice of spraying radioactive fertilizer on the tobacco leaves? It's thought that 90% of the cancer caused by tobacco comes from the radiation and not from the tobacco alone, which means that about 135,000 Americans are dying each year because of the FDA's malfeasance.
- ceejayoz 16y ago> It's thought that 90% of the cancer caused by tobacco comes from the radiation and not from the tobacco alone... Thought by whom? There are plenty of chemical carcinogens in cigarettes that are undoubtedly playing a role.