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Politics : Actual left/right wing discussion

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To: pompsander who wrote (2851)10/16/2006 12:03:22 PM
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Here's one:

January/February 2006
What is the most commonly abused substance in the United States?

According to the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which was released last September, alcohol remains the nation's most commonly abused substance. More than 22 percent of the U.S. population, or 55 million people, ages 12 and older were binge drinkers in the past month, reported the survey, which was conducted by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

apha.org



That's just in the past month. I was probably conservative when I specified a person's whole life.

I would be skeptical of the definition of binge in this study BTW.
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