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Illegal Drug Use May Be Affecting Health, Death Rates Worldwide, Lancet Report Says
"About 200 million people around the world use illegal drugs every year, and that may be taking a toll on health and death rates in various countries, says a report released Thursday in the Lancet," the Los Angeles Times' "Booster Shots" blog reports. According to the blog, "[t]he study, part of a series the journal is doing on addiction, offers a plethora of information about [the] use of opioids, amphetamines, cocaine and marijuana worldwide" (Stein, 1/5).
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