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22 million: Number of Americans with substance abuse or dependence problems in 2005

Two-thirds: Percentage of world’s illegal drugs consumed in U.S.

4: Percentage of the world’s population that lives in the U.S.

$200 billion: Cost of illicit drug use per year in the U.S.

Source: CNN.com, Lou Dobbs report

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