Which Drugs Actually Kill Americans - Hint, it's not pot.
Drug Week : Popular Science
In 2010, there were 80,000 drug and alcohol overdose deaths in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's WONDER database .
Nearly three-quarters of the pharmaceuticals deaths are opioid analgesicsprescription painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin.
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i would think heroin, but obviouisly wrong
Oxi and Vicodin are so easy to get, quite addictive, but difficult to maintain. Heroin issues are just beginning. It costs somewhere in the neighborhood of $35 a pill for oxicodone (street value). It cost $10 a hit for heroin. Do the math.