Mr Lee Posted November 1, 2010 Posted November 1, 2010 So how true do people think this is? I know a lot of people are not going to want to believe this. If true then maybe they need to legalize marijuana. LONDON — Alcohol is more dangerous than illegal drugs like heroin and crack cocaine, according to a new study. British experts evaluated substances including alcohol, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and marijuana, ranking them based on how destructive they are to the individual who takes them and to society as a whole. Researchers analyzed how addictive a drug is and how it harms the human body, in addition to other criteria like environmental damage caused by the drug, its role in breaking up families and its economic costs, such as health care, social services, and prison. Heroin, crack cocaine and methamphetamines, or crystal meth, were the most lethal to individuals. When considering their wider social effects and harm to others, alcohol, heroin and crack cocaine were the deadliest. But overall, alcohol outranked all other substances, followed by heroin and crack cocaine. Marijuana, ecstasy and LSD scored far lower. Devastating consequences <br itxtvisited="1">The study was paid for by Britain's Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and was published online Monday in the medical journal, Lancet. Experts said alcohol scored so high because it is so widely used and has devastating consequences not only for drinkers but for those around them.The complete story HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Posted November 1, 2010 Posted November 1, 2010 Ahem...I just posted this on the other drinking thread. :bash::lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted November 2, 2010 Posted November 2, 2010 Topic can be found here rather than run with both :bash: http://www.philippin...indpost&p=30998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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