Alcohol Is Most Harmful Drug, Followed By Heroin And Crack

Alcohol Is Most Harmful Drug, Followed By Heroin And Crack
Alcohol is the most damaging drug to the drinker and others overall, heroin and crack are the second and third most harmful, Professor David Nutt and colleagues wrote in the medical journal The Lancet today. When all factors related to self harm and harm to others are considered, alcohol comes out top. The authors explain that drugs, including tobacco products and alcohol are major contributors …
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Alcohol worse than crack, heroin
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 10:58:00 LONDON: Alcohol is a more dangerous drug than both crack and heroin when the combined harms to the user and to others are assessed, British scientists said Monday. Presenting a new scale of drug harm that rates the damage to users themselves and to wider society, the scientists rated alcohol the most harmful overall and almost three times as harmful as …
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Alcohol Worst Drug For People, Society
Alcohol is the most harmful drug overall, a British analysis found. Researchers assessed the impact the misuse of drugs has on health, policing and social care using multiple criteria decision analysis.
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