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    Drugs ranked by relative harm

    While I question some of the methodology, it's interesting how this list challenges how I rated them in my mind.

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    With the MCDA modeling method, alcohol came top as the most harmful drug overall. Below are some highlights of their findings:

    Alcohol, overall harm score 72
    Heroin, overall harm score 55
    Crack, overall harm score 54
    Crystal meth, overall harm score 33
    Cocaine, overall harm score 27
    Tobacco, overall harm score 26
    Speed/amphetamines, overall harm score 23
    Cannabis, overall harm score 20
    GHB, overall harm score 18
    Valium (benzodiazepines), overall harm score 15
    Ketamine, overall harm score 15
    Mephedrone, overall harm score 13
    Butane, overall harm score 10
    Khat, overall harm score 9
    Ecstasy, overall harm score 9
    Anabolic steroids, overall harm score 9
    LSD, overall harm score 7
    Buprenorphine, overall harm score 6
    Mushrooms, overall harm score 5
    "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

    "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."
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    I call bull****. No way that pot is worse for you than any below it. Ask Lyle Alzado about steroids. Have you seen research on Ecstasy's effect on the brain?
    I've done LSD and 'shrooms and I'll tell you for fact they're worse on you.
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    • #3
      jm
      Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
      "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
      He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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      • #4
        Like i said... methodology. Harm to you, overall harm to others and society. rtfa
        "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

        "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."

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        • #5
          The issue is that there is no normalization for the extant of use in society. This is saying that in society now what does the most harm.

          Alcohol is used by far the most so of course it does the most harm.

          This study doesn't have much meaning in regards to drug liberalization. It does suggest that if more restriction is desired, alcohol should be restricted.

          JM
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          • #6
            The issue is that there is no normalization for the extant of use in society. This is saying that in society now what does the most harm.

            Alcohol is used by far the most so of course it does the most harm.

            This study doesn't have much meaning in regards to drug liberalization. It does suggest that if more restriction is desired, alcohol should be restricted.

            JM
            Jon Miller-
            I AM.CANADIAN
            GENERATION 35: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment.

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            • #7
              I suspect they ranked marijuana higher because of the effects of smoking. ??

              I can only guess. Obviously, there are other ways to ingest marijuana.

              If that's not the case, I have to agree with Slowwypoo. MDMA, for instance, causes permanent brain damage.
              To us, it is the BEAST.

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              • #8
                JM, that was my problem with it too. Of course alcohol is going to have greatest impact since it is the most widely used.
                "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

                "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."

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                • #9
                  GHB, overall harm score 18
                  One might think there's a group of women who'd rank this drugs harm as being higher.
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                  • #10
                    The use this study would have is to suggest we should restrict alcohol more compared to other drugs, as it is currently over-used. The marginal benefit of reducing alcohol users by one unit is higher than that of reducing marijuana users by one unit [unit=some % of people using it].
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                    • #11
                      Cocaine and bull testicle extracts should be higher on the list!

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                      http://news.discovery.com/history/hitler-medical-records-120504.htm

                      Adolf Hitler farted uncontrollably, used cocaine to clear his sinuses, ingested some 28 drugs at a time and received injections of bull testicle extracts to bolster his libido.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by snoopy369 View Post
                        The use this study would have is to suggest we should restrict alcohol more compared to other drugs, as it is currently over-used. The marginal benefit of reducing alcohol users by one unit is higher than that of reducing marijuana users by one unit [unit=some % of people using it].
                        Yes, but most people conclude that we should liberalize...

                        JM
                        Jon Miller-
                        I AM.CANADIAN
                        GENERATION 35: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by snoopy369 View Post
                          The use this study would have is to suggest we should restrict alcohol more compared to other drugs, as it is currently over-used. The marginal benefit of reducing alcohol users by one unit is higher than that of reducing marijuana users by one unit [unit=some % of people using it].
                          Yes, but most people conclude that we should liberalize...

                          JM
                          Jon Miller-
                          I AM.CANADIAN
                          GENERATION 35: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment.

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                          • #14
                            Let's legalize marijuana and ban alcohol.

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                            • #15
                              I say legalize everything. Ban or place regulations marketing of troublesome substances. Tax. Use revenue to support addiction and awareness programs. Considering the sheer volume of consumption, the social programs I suspect will cost much less than the revenue. Sin taxes are popular and often aren't considered for cuts even by the most ardent anti-tax fanatics.

                              I do think such taxes are horribly regressive. But it's a bit of an idiot tax like the lottery.
                              To us, it is the BEAST.

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