drug death stats

[bigp3]

These were taken from DAWN (drug awareness warning network), the CDC, and SAMHSA

Deaths in 2002

430,000 from tobacco
116,113 from alcohol, almost ¼ were drunk driving accidents, 32% of those were from binge drinking (been guilty of that one,, lol)
200,000 from prescription and over the counter drug interactions
0 steroid deaths, I looked everywhere and could not find 1 death attributed to steroids, but I could be wrong

emergency room visits from drug use stats for 2002

Acetaminophen (Tylenol) — 28,720 (Ranked 8th)
Alcohol— 207,395 (Ranked 1st)
Marijuana — 119,362 (Ranked 3rd)
Aspirin — 7,494 (25th)
Fluoxetine (Prozac) — 5,770 (29th)
Alprazolam (Xanax) — 27,659 (9th)
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) — 5,430 (32nd)
Ibuprofen (Advil) — 15,867 (14th)
Oxycodone (OxyContin) — 14,996 (15th)
Naproxen (Aleve) — 4,576 (35th)
Caffeine — 1,999 (59th)
Amoxicillin — 830 (89th)
Codeine — 1,237 (73rd)
Hydrocodone — 2,420 (51st)
Morphine — 2,775 (48th)
Ephedrine — 1,033 (79th)
Prednisone — 348 (137th)
Multivitamin with Minerals — 376 (131st)
Herbal Products — 415 (126th)
Metformin — 505 (116th)
Cocaine — 199,198 (2nd)
Heroin — 93,519 (4th)
Androgens/Anabolic Steroids — 319 (142nd)

Okay this is what I thought was funny multivitamins and Caffeine ranked higher for causes of emergency room visits than did steroids. Also, most steroid related emergency room visits were attributed to infections of one sort or another.
Just some shit to think about when it comes to the BS our news and leaders feed us. .

 

[wnt2bBeast]

you would think fox news could have used these stats for their story!!!!!

 

[bigp3]

no shit huh

 

[xonic2xonic2]

This is likely because no-one (documented anyway) actually takes some orals or injections and within hours is dead from an OD.

I think the deaths/ailments from steroid use/abuse is/are further down the line.

When a guy drops dead from a heart attack at 40 and was juicing it up from 25-30, I DOUBT that the death is reported as due to steroids (if that were the even the cause.) Perhaps I am mistaken.

 

[bigp3]

This is likely because no-one (documented anyway) actually takes some orals or injections and within hours is dead from an OD.

I think the deaths/ailments from steroid use/abuse is/are further down the line.

When a guy drops dead from a heart attack at 40 and was juicing it up from 25-30, I DOUBT that the death is reported as due to steroids (if that were the even the cause.) Perhaps I am mistaken.

This very well may be the case but it is hard to point the finger to roids alone in this case when other factors are involved such as diet, lifestyle etc. The whole point is that in comparison to other things that are perfectly legal that are just as safe if not safer for your health. Obviously anything that you put in your body is going to have an effect on how it works and I will not deny that.

One thing I do remember being a bit older than most people on here is that people used to say all these bodybuilders from the 70 and 80's would be falling over dead, but it just has not happened. Most bb'ers that do die do so preparing for shows when they are in a depleted state and diuretics are being employed. Arnold ate DBOLS like candy and he seems to be doing just fine in his life and he looks better than most guys pushing 60. Just some food for thought!

 

[bicepts101]

wow i cant beleive you couldnt fina anything..interesting

 

[bigp3]

No I honestly could not find one stat on deaths related to steroids in the last year. I am sure there are some, but remember roids are not like smack. If OD on smack you die an hour later and it is not like that with aas's. The effects of AAS's are more long term and could be hard to directly link to their use, such as heart problems etc. which just as easily could be genetic in nature of from a poor diet. So to be fair and objective I am sure there are deaths related to aas's but they are very hard to pin down.

 

[xonic2xonic2]

No I honestly could not find one stat on deaths related to steroids in the last year. I am sure there are some, but remember roids are not like smack. If OD on smack you die an hour later and it is not like that with aas's. The effects of AAS's are more long term and could be hard to directly link to their use, such as heart problems etc. which just as easily could be genetic in nature of from a poor diet. So to be fair and objective I am sure there are deaths related to aas's but they are very hard to pin down.

Thanks for rephrasing my comments.

 

[Themachine01]

Marijuana — 119,362 (Ranked 3rd)

This is surprising.

 

[Largepaws]

How the hell does someone go the the Emergency room from smoking weed???