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Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Alcohol More Harmful to Health Than Crack Cocaine and Heroin

Scientists from Britain's Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs (ISCD) recently released a study that assessed which drugs cause the most overall harm to both users and society. According to their analysis, alcohol is the most harmful drug, scoring higher on the list than both crack cocaine and heroin.

Published in the journal Lancet, the study used a system called multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) to assess damage caused by various drugs. Nine of the criteria evaluated specific harm inflicted on users of the drug, while seven criteria looked at the harm caused to others. Upon investigation, alcohol scored nearly three times more harmful than cocaine and eight times more harmful than ecstasy.'

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Posted by DotConnector at 07:40

1 comment:

  1. ILT2 November 2010 at 17:43

    I very much agree with the results of this study as far as the overall consequences of excessive alcohol drinking are concerned. A person taking drugs is generally less aggressive towards others than an alcohol addict and nowadays a significant number of stories making the headlines are disasters caused by drunk people.

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