Infographic: Alcohol and Drug Related Deaths

DRUG & ALCOHOL RELATED DEATHS: THE FACTS 1 IN 4 DEATHS ARE DRUG OR ALCOHOL RELATED 1980 **!*!***U** SINCE 1980, DRUG RELATED DEATHS 2011 HAVE DOUBLED DOUBLED KEKKEEKI DRUG-RELATED DEATHS ACCOUNT FOR MORE DEATHS THAN SUICIDE OR CAR ACCIDENTS %3D %3D EVERY 20 MINUTES, 1 PERSON DIES IN AMERICA AS A RESULT OFA FATAL OVERDOSE OF ILLICIT T 42 OR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS 20 MINUTES I| NEARLY 1/3 OF THOSE DEATHS ARE BECAUSE ALCOHOL WAS MIXED WITH DRUGS NUMBER OF PEOPLE ADMITTED TO THE ER EVERY 20 MINUTES DUE TO DRUG ABUSE 16 COCAINE OVERDOSE 14 MARIJUANA 8 HEROIN 4 STIMULANTS SUCH AS METH FATAL OVERDOSES OF PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS 200% HAVE INCREASED OVER IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS NATIONAL ADDICTION SOURCES: RECOVERY ALLIANCE http://www.nida.nih.gov/consequences/mortality/ http://www.infographicsshowcase.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/This-is-Your-Brain-on-Drugs.jpg http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-09-30-drug-overdose_N.htm www.AlcoholDruglnterventions.org