Thursday, March 15, 2007

Report: Alcohol and tobacco are deadlier than Ecstasy and Marijuana


A British proposal to regulate drugs based on the harm they do says the current classifications are outdated. Their ranking of the drugs:
Drugs assessed in order of danger

1 Heroin

2 Cocaine

3 Barbiturates

4 Street methadone

5 Alcohol

6 Ketamine

7 Benzodiazepine

8 Amphetamines

9 Tobacco

10 Buprenorphine

11 Cannabis

12 Solvents

13 4-MTA

14 LSD

15 Methylphenidate

16 Anabolic steroids

17 GHB

18 Ecstasy

19 Alkyl nitrates

20 Khat

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