Alcohol - More Harmful Than Drugs

Author: Karen Lennox Time for reading: ~1 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022

Alcohol ranks 16th as a risk factor for society, along with the 20 most harmful drugs.

According to a study published in the medical journal The Lancet, alcohol turns out to be more harmful than heroin and crack. Alcohol ranks 16th as a risk factor for society, along with the 20 most harmful drugs. Cigarettes and cocaine are rated as equally harmful, and LSD is only last in terms of harm.

Heroin, crack and methamphetamines are the most dangerous drugs for the individual, but alcohol, heroin and smoking weed are the most harmful to society as a whole, experts say.
In summary, however, alcohol turned out to be the most harmful drug, followed by heroin and crack.

According to experts, it is appropriate for the authorities to develop an equal system for combating alcohol, equivalent to that for combating drugs.

In 2007, Professor David Nat, a former British drug expert, set up a system for classifying pests in society. The system classifies alcohol as three times more harmful than cocaine and cigarettes. According to his system, the damage from ecstasy is equal to one third of that from alcohol.

In general, alcohol is the most harmful drug due to the fact that it is very widespread and used, said to the BBC Prof. Nat. Crack is very harmful and easier to get used to, but alcohol is more accessible and is widely abused. According to the expert, it is necessary to distinguish between harm to the individual and harm to society as a whole.

Alcohol - More Harmful Than Drugs

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