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legalization of drugs  

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  • Public opinion about drug use and drug abuse is difficult to ascertain. It would be completely impossible to live in an entirely drug-free society in that drugs help alleviate pain and misery, correct organic and social dysfunction, and treat disease. [Source: Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery; Legalization of Drugs]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-HK0N1105-0

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