1.82 “Drugs of choice,” a chart in a March 2005 Democrat & Chronicle article titled “Pill unhooks heroin’s claws, but few get it,” presents the numbers of people abusing various drugs. The estimated number of people abusing marijuana in the United States during 2002 was 4.3 million. The source for this chart was the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. What method of sampling do you think was used by the Administration to obtain this statistic? Explain.

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WHO USES ALL THOSE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS? WOMEN TAKE MORE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS In 2004, on average, women filled 4.8 new prescriptions, whereas men received 3.3. SO DO OLDER PEOPLE Age Number of new prescriptions 35-44 On average, Americans ages 5 to 34 45-54 35 3 had two new perscriptions in 2003. 55-64 6 Older people had more. 65-74 75 and 13 10 13 older GEOGRAPHY MATTERS Tennessee had the most prescriptions per capita: 17 Alaska had the fewest prescriptions per capita: 6 Source: National Association of Chain Drug Stores