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With marijuana now legal in some form throughout 23 states, the number of Americans who fatally overdosed on the drug last year was significant:

The rate of absolutely zero deaths from a marijuana overdose remained steady from last year, according to figures released this month by the Centers for Disease Control. But while Americans aren't dying as a result of marijuana overdoses, the same can't be said for a range of other substances, both legal and illicit.

A total of 17,465 people died from overdosing on illicit drugs like heroin and cocaine last year, while 25,760 people died from overdosing on prescription drugs, including painkillers and tranquilizers like Valium, according to CDC figures.

Opioid overdose levels rose so sharply in 2014 -- spiking 14 percent from the previous year -- the CDC described the levels as "epidemic."

"More persons died from drug overdoses in the United States in 2014 than during any previous year on record," the CDC reported earlier this month.

Alcohol, an even more accessible substance, is killing Americans at a rate not seen in roughly 35 years, according to a Washington Post analysis of federal data. The more than 30,700 Americans who died from alcohol-induced causes last year doesn't include alcohol-related deaths like drunk driving or accidents; if it did, the death toll would be more than two and a half times higher.

According to a widely cited 2006 report in American Scientist, "alcohol is more lethal than many other commonly abused substances." The report further puts the lethality of various substances in perspective:

Drinking a mere 10 times the normal amount of alcohol within 5 or 10 minutes can prove fatal, whereas smoking or eating marijuana might require something like 1,000 times the usual dose to cause death.

Though marijuana has yet to lead to a fatal overdose in the U.S., it does have the potential to be abused and lead to dangerous behaviors like drugged driving -- but taking too much will likely lead to, if anything, a really bad trip.

Despite the changing tide in American attitudes toward marijuana for both therapeutic and recreational uses, legalization is still vigorously opposed by groups like the pharmaceutical lobby (who stand to lose big if patients turn to medical marijuana for treatment) and police unions (who stand to lose federal funding for the war on drugs).

Even among 2016 presidential contenders, Democratic hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is the only candidate from either party to support outright legalization of marijuana by removing it from the federal list of Schedule 1 drugs, which includes substances like heroin and LSD.

CORRECTION: This article previously mischaracterized Valium as a painkiller. It is used as a tranquilizer and in the treatment of anxiety-related conditions.

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Here's How Many People Fatally Overdosed On Marijuana Last Year

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With marijuana now legal in some form throughout 23 states, the number of Americans who fatally overdosed on the drug last year was significant: The rate of absolutely zero deaths from a marijuana overdose remained steady from last year, according to figures released this month by the Centers for Disease Control.

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This drug cannabis have never ever killed anyone like say herion does nobody has ever overdosed on to much cannabis now have they ever died while on the drug? yes because they think its okay to drive or function a machine while "high"

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The drug could get expensive depends on how much you smoke or use it. some people call it a "dime bag" is 10 dollars or " 5 gs" is 50 doallrs

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What are some of the possible treatments you could do if your addicted to cannabis.

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What are some of the possible treatments you could do if your addicted to cannabis.

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Well just like any other drug youu could go get some help by going to therapr or you could just sign urself into rehab.

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What are long term affects of using the drug?

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What are long term affects of using the drug?

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Some long term affects of smoking weed is just like ciggarets it could harm your lungs and you could lose some brain cells.

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What are some short term effects symptoms you get from using the drug?

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What are some short term effects symptoms you get from using the drug?

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Some of the symptoms you van get are you feel lazy or you dont want to do anything or what some people call a "trip" where you feel out of ur mind

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Some ways that you can use cannabis is smoking it in like a bong or bowl or what people call it is you can "roll up" which means buy a cigar take the tobacco out and subsitute weed in for the tobbaco

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 What are some of the nicknames of the drug.

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 What are some of the nicknames of the drug.

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Some of the nick names for cannabis are pot,weed,green,gass,loud,bag,bud

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What is the drug ? Where did it come from?  How is it made?

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What is the drug ? Where did it come from?  How is it made?

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The drug Mariguanna is a plant that is grown and some use it for medical reasons. It came from "hippies" that found the drug along time ago and it is not made it is a normal plant that is grown.