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| Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) 2005 Report | 15 August 2008 |
| The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has a department, the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) that monitors hospital emergency room visits due to non-medical use of drugs or the use of illicit drugs. They estimated that the abuse of prescription drugs resulted in around 600,000 emergency room visits in 2005. The top drugs used non-medically were in the category of drugs that affect the central nervous system (CNS) - 51%, and psychoactive drugs - 46%. | |
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| Heath Ledger was the victim of prescription drug cocktail. | 18 February 2008 |
| The NY medical examiners office has ruled Ledger's death accidental due to a toxic mixture of five prescription drugs, including three anti-anxiety medications. | |
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Last updated: 2008-02-21