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Which drug causes the most deaths in a year alcohol marijuana cocaine or tobacco?
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∙ 14y ago
It is likely that marijuana has NEVER been the direct result of anyone's death, because the lethal dose is so high. However, it certainly has caused deadly accidents. The drug leading to the most deaths is by far tobacco, but only if one includes all of the deaths from tobbaco-caused diseases, such as cancer. The second most deadly on the list is alcohol.
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What are the 3 leading causes of drug problems in US?
That is Tobacco, Marijuana, and Alcohol
What is worse smoking pot or snorting cocaine?
Snorting cocaine is significantly worse than smoking marijuana. If you do your research smoking marijuana over the age of 25 causes very little harm.
How are tobacco and marijuana different?
tobacco causes lung cancer, weed doesn't? weed gets you high tobacco doesn't do anything to your state of mind
Why does alcohol kill more than marijuana?
Alcohol causes you to become disoriented. Marijuana makes you sleepy. If you drive while on alcohol you cant control the car or your speed. Marijuana can make you drive slower.
Is marijuana or alcohol more damaging to the overall body?
Alcohol by far as it does damage to your body and causes addiction.
Does marijuana do less damage to the body than alcohol?
I've done some reading on this, and from what I can find, (surprisingly) Tobacco is significantly worse than Pot. Actually, according to scientific studies,heroin and cocaine were ranked most dangerous, followed by barbiturates and street methadone. Alcohol was the fifth-most harmful drug and tobacco the ninth most harmful. Cannabis came in 11th, and near the bottom of the list was Ecstasy..Three factors to determine the harm associated with any drug: the physical harm to the user, the drug's potential for addiction, and the impact on society of the drug's use.
Why are tobacco alcohol and ultraviolet radiation listed as carcinogens in the table?
Because prolongued exposure to all three substances can lead to cancer. Tobacco use causes lung cancer, alcohol causes cancer of the liver - and UV exposure causes melanoma and skin cancer.
How do the harmful effects of marijuana compare to the effects of smoked tobacco?
No. Tobacco kills people, weed has never killed anyone. Weed gets you high, tobacco just makes you addicted with nicotine. tobacco causes cancer, weed treats cancer. tobacco can only be smoked or chewed by a person, weed plants can be consumed, or used to make things like paper, clothes, rope, concrete, fuel and more. Tobacco is legal, weed is illegal.
What are causes of arrhythmia?
Known causes of arrhythmias include Heart disease, stress, caffeine, tobacco, alcohol, diet pills, and decongestants in cough and cold medicines.
What are some causes of gynecomastia?
Excessive alcohol intake, smoking marijuana, or using anabolic steroids may cause gynecomastia
What is the drug found in tobacco that causes physical and psychological addiction?
Nicotine is the highly addictive drug found in tobacco. It has been said that nicotine addiction is one of the hardest addictions to beat, acting in a similar way as heroin or cocaine addiction.
What are facts about a DARE report?
1)There are 200 known poisons in cigarette smoke 2)Over 400,000 people die because of tobacco related causes 3)Marijuana has more tar the cigarette 4)Marijuana smoke contains 50% to 70% more of some cancer causing chemicals than tobacco smoke
