Monday, November 1, 2010

It's All Bad For You

A study has evaluated addictive substances including alcohol, cocaine, heroin and ecstasy.  It ranked them based on how destructive they are to the user and to society at large.

On a scale of 1-100, alcohol was clearly the most harmful drug, scoring 72 points.  Heroin was in second place with 55 points and crack third on 54.  Crystal meth scored 33 points, cocaine 27 points with tobacco on 26 points and cannabis on 20. Mephedrone, known as meowmeow, which was made a class B drug in April, scored just 13 points.

Criteria included a drug’s capacity to kill, its addictiveness, effect on mental functions, what material loss it causes, injuries stemming from use and its power to end relationships.  More at ES and TTel.

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