Drug Dependence
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Symptoms of Substance Dependence Associated with Use of Cigarettes, Alcohol, and
Illicit Drugs --- United States, 1991--1992
Each year in the United States, approximately 400,000 deaths result from
cigarette smoking, 100,000 from misuse of alcohol, and 20,000 from use of
illicit drugs. Many of the ....
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.... marijuana, and cocaine. To assess the prevalence of selected
indicators of substance dependence among the U.S. population, CDC and the
National Institute on Drug Abuse analyzed data from the National Household
Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) for 1991--1992. The findings in this report suggest
that a symptom of substance dependence is more likely to be reported by persons
who smoke cigarettes and persons who use cocaine than by persons who use alcohol
or marijuana.
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