Chapter

The Truth About Drugs Vs Tobacco Deaths
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1:41:39 - 1:45:22 (03:42)

The speaker highlights the misconception that drugs cause more deaths than tobacco when in fact, tobacco kills 500,000 people a year in America and 6 million suffer from debilitating diseases due to tobacco, whereas all drugs combined only result in 10-15,000 deaths by overdose, 60% of which are pharmaceutical.

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A former tobacco farmer defends the drug trade, pointing out that tobacco kills more people than all drugs combined and that many drug overdose deaths are actually caused by pharmaceutical drugs.
1:41:39 - 1:45:22 (03:42)
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Drug Policy
Summary

A former tobacco farmer defends the drug trade, pointing out that tobacco kills more people than all drugs combined and that many drug overdose deaths are actually caused by pharmaceutical drugs.

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The Truth About Drugs Vs Tobacco Deaths
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