The 3 deadliest drugs in America are all totally legal

The 3 deadliest drugs in America are all totally legal
Updated by German Lopez on April 27, 2016, 8:40 a.m. ET @germanrlopez german.lopez@vox.com

As America debates drug policy reforms and marijuana legalization, there's one aspect of the war on drugs that remains perplexingly contradictory: Some of the most dangerous drugs in the US are legal.

Don't believe it? The available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows tobacco, alcohol, and opioid painkillers were responsible for more direct deaths in one year than any other drug. The chart above compares those drug deaths with the best available data for cocaine, heroin, and marijuana deaths.

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