"1 out of 4 Americans between the age of 26 and 34 have used cocaine in their lifetime."
"According to the Minnesota Institute for Public Health and drug prevention resource center, 5,000 adults in the United States try cocaine for the first time each day. (1985)"
"Today it is estimated that 22 to 25 million people have tried cocaine at least once. Conservative estimates indicate that there are over two million cocaine addicts in the United States today."
"Near half of all drug related emergency room visits are due to cocaine abuse."
"In 1988, about 300,000 infants were born addicted to cocaine."
"According to the Minnesota Institute for Public Health and drug prevention resource center, 5,000 adults in the United States try cocaine for the first time each day. (1985)"
"Today it is estimated that 22 to 25 million people have tried cocaine at least once. Conservative estimates indicate that there are over two million cocaine addicts in the United States today."
"Near half of all drug related emergency room visits are due to cocaine abuse."
"In 1988, about 300,000 infants were born addicted to cocaine."
The graph above shows the number of people who died due to cocaine year by year. As you can see the number people dieng seemed to decrease until 1992, however, the trend started to go upwards since 1992 and in 1996 the total number of people dead due to cocaine exceeds the highest point in 1987.Source: http://www.drug-statistics.com/cocaine.htm
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