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... overdose of marijuana than of an overdose of heroin - if the dose of marijuana is several pounds , eaten , and that of heroin several micrograms . But the fact is , no one eats pounds of marijuana at a time , and consequently , no one ...
... overdose of marijuana than of an overdose of heroin - if the dose of marijuana is several pounds , eaten , and that of heroin several micrograms . But the fact is , no one eats pounds of marijuana at a time , and consequently , no one ...
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... overdoses than a drug that is 50 percent pure - even if the number of users remains con- stant . Second , there is dosage : The quantity of a given drug users take during a typical episode varies somewhat . If the dose is high , an overdose ...
... overdoses than a drug that is 50 percent pure - even if the number of users remains con- stant . Second , there is dosage : The quantity of a given drug users take during a typical episode varies somewhat . If the dose is high , an overdose ...
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... overdosing . Still , as we saw in Chapter 4 , thousands of Americans overdose on aspirin each year ; in 1986 , there were 5,500 nonlethal emergency - room episodes in the United States as- sociated with aspirin . At the same time , on a ...
... overdosing . Still , as we saw in Chapter 4 , thousands of Americans overdose on aspirin each year ; in 1986 , there were 5,500 nonlethal emergency - room episodes in the United States as- sociated with aspirin . At the same time , on a ...
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