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drug policy effects on rates of drug-related illnesses  

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  • Using drugs, whether legal or illegal, can produce both intended and unintended effects, including but not limited to illness and death of users. Among the many detrimental outcomes of drug use noted by the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Data and Research for Policy and Illegal Drugs are physical and mental illnesses suffered by users; diseases transmitted to others; and healthcare costs associated with drug-related illnesses and injuries. [Source: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy; Drug Policy Effects on Rates of Drug-Related Illnesses]

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