Last I checked, annually , more people die from tobacco use and alcohol poisoning than illicit drug use. ~480,000 deaths annually from tobacco ~140,000 deaths

Last I checked, annually , more people die from tobacco use and alcohol poisoning than illicit drug use. ~480,000 deaths annually from tobacco ~140,000 deaths annually from alcohol ~109,680 deaths in 2022 from drug overdose *Data is exclusively taken from the USA