Americans Perceive Drug Abuse as a Major Public Health Problem
Many of America's top medical problems can be directly linked to drug abuse:
Many of America's top medical problems can be directly linked to drug abuse:
- Cancer: Tobacco contributes to 11-30% of cancer deaths.

Americans Perceive Drug Abuse - Heart Disease: Researchers have found a connection between the abuse of tobacco, cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy), amphetamines, and steroids and the development of cardiovascular diseases. Tobacco is responsible for approximately 30% of all heart disease deaths each year.

