News Exercise #196

1. What figure did the coroner forecast for the number of fatalities from this drug, and what did the reporter compare it to?
2. How does the potency of this drug compare with heroin?
3. According to the addict, how long does it take to become addicted, and how often does a user need to take it?

Answers:
1. What figure did the coroner forecast for the number of fatalities from this drug, and what did the reporter compare it to?
He calculated 10,000 deaths this year in Ohio alone. The reporter noted that it was three times 9/11.
2. How does the potency of this drug compare with heroin?
It is 10,000 times more potent.
3. According to the addict, how long does it take to become addicted, and how often does a user need to take it?
It takes three days to become addicted, and he needs to use it every couple of hours.