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Now the drugs most likely to land Americans in emergency rooms cannot be interdicted. Studies show that prescription painkillers, and stimulants to a lesser extent, are the nations biggest drug problem. The same survey that identified 1.5 million cocaine users in 2010 found 7 million users of psychotherapeutics. Of the 36,450 overdose deaths in the United States in 2008, 20,044 involved a prescription drug, more than all illicit drugs combined.
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