- Tobacco kills more Americans each year than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fire and AIDS combined.
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- In 2000, there were 1,579,566 drug arrests in the United States. Of those, close to half were for marijuana.
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- The first drug to be sold in the form of a tablet is Aspirin.
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- Smokers are twice as likely to develop lower back pain than non-smokers.
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- Tobacco contains over 50 chemicals that can cause cancer.
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- The name of the first menthol cigarette in the United States was "Spud."
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- Archeologists report that cannabis was most likely the first plant cultivated by humans. Cannabis was used for linen, paper, and garments.
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- LSD is made from lysergic acid, which is found in ergot, a type of fungus.
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- It is possible to get high by licking a toad. The Cane Toad produces a toxin called bufotenine to ward off predators. When licked, this toxin acts as a hallucinogen.
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