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    The tally covers only two states — New Jersey and Delaware — and the cities of Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and St. Louis. "It's an incomplete picture" Jones said. National health statistics show the death rate from unintentional drug poisonings — most of them illicit drug overdoses — roughly doubled from 1999 to 2005. Full Article at USA Today
    It's an incomplete picture
    SOURCE: USA Today 16 months ago
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  1. The response when I deal with public health officials is; 'Drug abuse is a dangerous habit, and drug abusers know it's a dangerous habit, so why are we making a big deal out of it?
    SOURCE: USA Today 16 months ago
  2. It almost disappeared entirely. The shutting down of the Toluca facility was probably a major factor
    SOURCE: USA Today 16 months ago
  3. This was really an epidemic
    SOURCE: USA Today 16 months ago

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