Use versus Hospitalization data

[Greenport]

SwiM awhile back came across some data for various controlled substances that included the number of users, and the number of hospitalizations related to the use of that drug.

He created a formula that showed the relation between the two, in excel, and made a graph of such.

However, the data came from scattered sources and swiM is not really sure if it all is correct. He would like to add as many things as possible to the list. This would show a direct relation to the safety of many of the substances they look down upon now, and the dangers of many of the ones that are allowed.

(For instance one could try arguing that pot causes a lot more hospitalizations, but then again there are a lot more pot smokers out there.)

Does anybody have reasonably good data on this?

[Inudiablo]

Pot dosent cause hospitalizations by itself but for a few reasons:
1. People who are allergic to pot
2. People who get laced pot. (Never good)

In truth you would have to smoke around 15 ounces in around 15 minutes to overdose on pot. Which is practically impossible. So in truth most people are going to the E.R for the pot but what the drug dealers put INTO the pot. ya see?

Inudiablo added 1 Minutes and 34 Seconds later...

Originally Posted by Inudiablo

Pot dosent cause hospitalizations by itself but for a few reasons:
1. People who are allergic to pot
2. People who get laced pot. (Never good)

In truth you would have to smoke around 15 ounces in around 15 minutes to overdose on pot. Which is practically impossible. So in truth most people are going to the E.R for the pot but what the drug dealers put INTO the pot. ya see?

Edit... I meant to say most people are NOT going to the E.R for the pot...etc etc.