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Originally posted by KRL
Alcohol related crashes kills someone in the U.S. every 22 minutes. At any minute, one of 50 drivers on the road is drunk and every weekend night, one out of 10 is drunk.
Alcohol related accidents are the leading cause of deaths among young people.
The damage caused by alcohol impaired drivers is the same as if a Boeing 747 with over 500 passengers crashed every eight days killing everyone.
Drunk drivers are responsible for 1/2 of highway fatal injuries.
Of all murders, alcohol was involved in at least 34% of cases.
Suicide - Up to 36% of victims were drinking just before.
Heavy drinking is involved in 60% of violent crimes, 30% of suicides, and 80% of fire and drowning accidents.
The suicide rate of alcoholics is 30 times that of the general population.
More than half of all confirmed abuse reports and 75% of child deaths involve drug or alcohol abuse on the part of the parents.
The economic cost of alcohol abuse averages $150 billion annually.
Sobering statistics. . . . . . .
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Good call, how stupid of our governments to continue this insane prohibition on marijuana. All because hemp was going to make plastic useless.