And you can't get it to exceed transportation accidents and homicides combined (which is what the drug-war director's statement sounds like), no matter what drug-overdose deaths you included.

X44 (Accidental poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances) 15,565

X42 (Accidental poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], not elsewhere classified) 12,280

X64 (Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances) 3,437

Short version --
To get the number to exceed homicides, you have to include suicide by drug overdose. And homicide and car crashes aren't the leading causes of injury death anyway: suicide is.

Cause of death Deaths Population
Crude Rate Per 100,000
D52.1 (Drug-induced folate deficiency anaemia) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
D59.0 (Drug-induced autoimmune haemolytic anaemia) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
D59.2 (Drug-induced nonautoimmune haemolytic anaemia) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
D61.1 (Drug-induced aplastic anaemia) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
D64.2 (Secondary sideroblastic anaemia due to drugs and toxins) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
E06.4 (Drug-induced thyroiditis) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
E16.0 (Drug-induced hypoglycaemia without coma) 2 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
E23.1 (Drug-induced hypopituitarism) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
E24.2 (Drug-induced Cushing's syndrome) 4 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
E27.3 (Drug-induced adrenocortical insufficiency) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
E66.1 (Drug-induced obesity) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F11.5 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids, psychotic disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F11.7 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids, residual and late-onset psychotic disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F11.8 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids, other mental and behavioural disorders) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F11.9 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids, unspecified mental and behavioural disorder) 67 308,745,538 0.0
F12.1 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabinoids, harmful use) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F12.2 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabinoids, dependence syndrome) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F12.3 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabinoids, withdrawal state) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F12.4 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabinoids, withdrawal state with delirium) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F12.5 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabinoids, psychotic disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F12.7 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabinoids, residual and late-onset psychotic disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F12.8 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabinoids, other mental and behavioural disorders) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F12.9 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabinoids, unspecified mental and behavioural disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F13.1 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives or hypnotics, harmful use) 7 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F13.2 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives or hypnotics, dependence syndrome) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F13.3 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives or hypnotics, withdrawal state) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F13.4 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives or hypnotics, withdrawal state with delirium) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F13.5 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives or hypnotics, psychotic disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F13.7 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives or hypnotics, residual and late-onset psychotic disorder) 1 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F13.8 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives or hypnotics, other mental and behavioural disorders) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F13.9 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives or hypnotics, unspecified mental and behavioural disorder) 5 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F14.1 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine, harmful use) 169 308,745,538 0.1
F14.2 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine, dependence syndrome) 6 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F14.3 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine, withdrawal state) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F14.4 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine, withdrawal state with delirium) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F14.5 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine, psychotic disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F14.7 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine, residual and late-onset psychotic disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F14.8 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine, other mental and behavioural disorders) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F14.9 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine, unspecified mental and behavioural disorder) 69 308,745,538 0.0
F15.1 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants, including caffeine, harmful use) 53 308,745,538 0.0
F15.2 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants, including caffeine, dependence syndrome) 1 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F15.3 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants, including caffeine, withdrawal state) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F15.4 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants, including caffeine, withdrawal state with delirium) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F15.5 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants, including caffeine, psychotic disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F15.7 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants, including caffeine, residual and late-onset psychotic disorder) 1 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F15.8 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants, including caffeine, other mental and behavioural disorders) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F15.9 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants, including caffeine, unspecified mental and behavioural disorder) 41 308,745,538 0.0
F16.1 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens, harmful use) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F16.2 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens, dependence syndrome) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F16.3 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens, withdrawal state) 1 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F16.4 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens, withdrawal state with delirium) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F16.5 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens, psychotic disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F16.7 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens, residual and late-onset psychotic disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F16.8 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens, other mental and behavioural disorders) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F16.9 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens, unspecified mental and behavioural disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F17.3 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco, withdrawal state) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F17.4 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco, withdrawal state with delirium) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F17.5 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco, psychotic disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F17.7 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco, residual and late-onset psychotic disorder) 1 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F17.8 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco, other mental and behavioural disorders) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F17.9 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco, unspecified mental and behavioural disorder) 304 308,745,538 0.1
F18.1 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvents, harmful use) 7 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F18.2 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvents, dependence syndrome) 1 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F18.3 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvents, withdrawal state) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F18.4 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvents, withdrawal state with delirium) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F18.5 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvents, psychotic disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F18.7 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvents, residual and late-onset psychotic disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F18.8 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvents, other mental and behavioural disorders) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F18.9 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of volatile solvents, unspecified mental and behavioural disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F19.1 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances, harmful use) 966 308,745,538 0.3
F19.2 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances, dependence syndrome) 76 308,745,538 0.0
F19.3 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances, withdrawal state) 4 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F19.4 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances, withdrawal state with delirium) 1 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F19.5 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances, psychotic disorder) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F19.7 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances, residual and late-onset psychotic disorder) 1 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F19.8 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances, other mental and behavioural disorders) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
F19.9 (Mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances, unspecified mental and behavioural disorder) 126 308,745,538 0.0
G21.1 (Other drug-induced secondary parkinsonism) 2 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
G24.0 (Drug-induced dystonia) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
G25.1 (Drug-induced tremor) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
G25.4 (Drug-induced chorea) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
G25.6 (Drug-induced tics and other tics of organic origin) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
G44.4 (Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
G62.0 (Drug-induced polyneuropathy) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
G72.0 (Drug-induced myopathy) 6 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
I95.2 (Hypotension due to drugs) 1 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
J70.2 (Acute drug-induced interstitial lung disorders) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
J70.3 (Chronic drug-induced interstitial lung disorders) 1 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
J70.4 (Drug-induced interstitial lung disorders, unspecified) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
K85.3 (Drug-induced acute pancreatitis) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
L10.5 (Drug-induced pemphigus) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
L27.0 (Generalized skin eruption due to drugs and medicaments) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
L27.1 (Localized skin eruption due to drugs and medicaments) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
M10.2 (Drug-induced gout) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
M32.0 (Drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
M80.4 (Drug-induced osteoporosis with pathological fracture) 1 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
M81.4 (Drug-induced osteoporosis) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
M83.5 (Other drug-induced osteomalacia in adults) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
M87.1 (Osteonecrosis due to drugs) 1 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
R50.2 (Drug-induced fever) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
R78.1 (Finding of opiate drug in blood) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
R78.2 (Finding of cocaine in blood) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
R78.3 (Finding of hallucinogen in blood) 1 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
R78.4 (Finding of other drugs of addictive potential in blood) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
R78.5 (Finding of psychotropic drug in blood) 0 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
X40 (Accidental poisoning by and exposure to nonopioid analgesics, antipyretics and antirheumatics) 224 308,745,538 0.1
X41 (Accidental poisoning by and exposure to antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic, antiparkinsonism and psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified) 1,916 308,745,538 0.6
X42 (Accidental poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], not elsewhere classified) 12,280 308,745,538 4.0
X43 (Accidental poisoning by and exposure to other drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system) 21 308,745,538 0.0
X44 (Accidental poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances) 15,565 308,745,538 5.0
X60 (Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to nonopioid analgesics, antipyretics and antirheumatics) 182 308,745,538 0.1
X61 (Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic, antiparkinsonism and psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified) 934 308,745,538 0.3
X62 (Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], not elsewhere classified) 712 308,745,538 0.2
X63 (Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system) 33 308,745,538 0.0
X64 (Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances) 3,437 308,745,538 1.1
X85 (Assault by drugs, medicaments and biological substances) 62 308,745,538 0.0
Y10 (Poisoning by and exposure to nonopioid analgesics, antipyretics and antirheumatics, undetermined intent) 51 308,745,538 0.0
Y11 (Poisoning by and exposure to antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic, antiparkinsonism and psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified, undetermined intent) 265 308,745,538 0.1
Y12 (Poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], not elsewhere classified, undetermined intent) 1,140 308,745,538 0.4
Y13 (Poisoning by and exposure to other drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system, undetermined intent) 7 308,745,538 0.0 (Unreliable)
Y14 (Poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances, undetermined intent) 1,500 308,745,538 0.5

:D

Michale

2Included in selected categories above.
3Includes ICD-10 codes D52.1,D59.0,D59.2,D61.1,D64.2,E06.4,E16.0,E23.1,E24.2,E27.3,E66.1,F11.1-F11.5,F11.7-F11.9,F12.1-F12.5,F12.7-F12.9,F13.1-F13.5,F13.7-F13.9,F14.1-F14.5,F14.7-F14.9,F15.1-F15.5,F15.7-F15.9,F16.1-F16.5,F16.7-F16.9,F17.3-F17.5,F17.7-
F17.9,F18.1-F18.5,F18.7-F18.9,F19.1-F19.5,F19.7-F19.9,G21.1,G24.0,G25.1,G25.4,G25.6,G44.4,G62.0,G72.0,I95.2,J70.2-J70.4,K85.3,L10.5,L27.0-L27.1,M10.2,M32.0,M80.4,M81.4,M83.5,M87.1,R50.2,R78.1-R78.5,X40-X44,X60-X64,X85, and Y10-Y14. Trend data for
Drug-induced deaths, previously shown in this report, can be found through a link from the online version of this report, available from http [colon slash slash] www [dot] cdc [dot] gov/nchs/deaths [dot] htm.

From table 10 of
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/deaths_2010_release.pdf

While I haven't reached the stage where I am ready to concede it's OK to legalize marijuana (there ain't no such thing as a "former" cop :D ) I do have to admit you have at least brought me to the point where I am ready to concede it's not really that big of a deal..

So.... It's a start.. :D

Michale

You don't even have to go that far (to synthetics). There are still people alive who are regularly receiving actual marijuana FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT for diseases like glaucoma. The program started back in the 70s or 80s, and they shut it down in the Nancy Reagan years, but there are still a few alive who qualified back then who are still getting prescription joints from their pharmacist. Grown by the feds.

So, to recap, the federal government is providing marijuana to patients as medicine, while it fights in court to prove that marijuana cannot be used as a medicine, and is not accepted as a medicine anywhere, for any reason.

In math, logic, or computers, that would result in: "Null program, does not compute." In the War On Drugs, it's what passes for "reasoning."

Gil's article today in HuffPost really set me off on this one, so I beg everyone's apology for harping on the subject.

-CW

One omission that seems everywhere: When discussing whether marijuana has medicinal value, consider the Marinol argument. The very fact that Marinol exists is proof that marijuana has medicinal uses.