Alcohol can wreck lives. Is it the most destructive drug of them all?

Question by Danny boy: Alcohol can wreck lives. Is it the most destructive drug of them all?
I know heroin, crack cocaine. methamphetamine etc can all be killers in their own right but I think alcohol is the worst drug of them all. Alot of people wouldn’t dream of taking hard drugs but regularly drink large amounts of alcohol because it is legal and freely available. This can lead to alcohol addiction and people becoming alcoholics. Once someone becomes an alcoholic it can destroy their lives and those around them.
It may not be because alcohol is worse than some hard drugs its just the fact that so many people drink alcohol it is inevitable that a portion of them will become alcoholics. Obviously if the same amount of people took heroin there would be alot more heroin addicts, but only a very small amount of people take heroin compared to alcohol. That is why I believe alcohol is such a dangerous drug, so many people drink it to excess not realizing what it could lead to.

Where I live in Scotland the Police have just announced that 80% of all arrests they make are of people that are under the influence of alcohol. For me, that says it all.

I have seen intelligent and attractive peoples lives completely ruined by alcohol, it can be quite scary. Does anyone else agree that alcohol is the worst of all drugs?

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