Horrible news from the world of science....whatever will Egon do?

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Study: Alcohol 'most harmful drug,' followed by crack and heroin
By the CNN Wire Staff
November 1, 2010 1:14 p.m. EDT

-The Lancet, a British medical journal, lists alcohol as the most harmful drug among a list of 20 drugs.

-The study uses a new scale to rank the harmfulness of 20 drugs

-Alcohol is the most harmful overall, according to panelists

-A co-author of the study has said horseback riding is more dangerous than ecstasy

London, England (CNN) -- Alcohol ranks "most harmful" among a list of 20 drugs, beating out crack and heroin when assessed for its potential harm to the individual imbibing and harm to others, according to study results released by a British medical journal.
A panel of experts from the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs weighed the physical, psychological, and social problems caused by the drugs and determined that alcohol was the most harmful overall, according to an article on the study released by The Lancet on Sunday.
Using a new scale to evaluate harms to individual users and others, alcohol received a score of 72 on a scale of 1 to 100, the study says. It was compared to 19 other drugs using 16 criteria: nine related to the adverse effects the drug has on an individual and seven on its harm against others.
That makes it almost three times as harmful as cocaine or tobacco, according to the article, which is slated to be published on The Lancet's website Monday and in an upcoming print edition of the journal.
Heroin, crack cocaine and methamphetamine were the most harmful drugs to individuals, the study says, while alcohol, heroin and crack cocaine were the most harmful to others.
In the article, the panelists said their findings show that Britain's three-tiered drug classification system, which places drugs into different categories that determine criminal penalties for possession and dealing, has "little relation to the evidence of harm."
Panelists also noted that the rankings confirm other studies that say that "aggressively targeting alcohol harms is a valid and necessary public health strategy."
The Lancet article was co-authored by David Nutt, a professor and Britain's former chief drug adviser, who caused controversy last year after he published an article saying ecstasy was not as dangerous as riding a horse.
"So why are harmful sporting activities allowed, whereas relatively less harmful drugs are not?" Nutt wrote in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. "I believe this reflects a societal approach which does not adequately balance the relative risks of drugs against their harms."
Nutt later apologized to to anyone offended by the article and to those who have lost loved ones to ecstasy. He said he had no intention of trivializing the dangers of the drug and that he only wanted to compare the risks.
In the article released by The Lancet on Sunday, ecstasy's harmfulness ranking -- 9 -- indicates it is only one-eighth as harmful as alcohol.
The study was funded by the London-based Centre for Crime and Justice studies.

Yah -- Rite !!! :warhorse

You may think it's horrible, but it certainly isn't news. :weed

i'm goin out and buyin a bottle to celebrate!!!

mojoman wrote on Nov 1^st, 2010 at 4:43pm:

i'm goin out and buyin a bottle to celebrate!!!

Celebrating a Giants win? :booze :willya

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Nov 1^st, 2010 at 4:46pm:

mojoman wrote on Nov 1st, 2010 at 4:43pm: i'm goin out and buyin a bottle to celebrate!!! Celebrating a Giants win? :booze :willya

with cliff lee pitchin tonight?

mojoman wrote on Nov 1^st, 2010 at 5:25pm:

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Nov 1st, 2010 at 4:46pm: mojoman wrote on Nov 1st, 2010 at 4:43pm: i'm goin out and buyin a bottle to celebrate!!! Celebrating a Giants win? :booze :willya with cliff lee pitchin tonight?

He's already got his bags packed for New York. The Freak wins this. TIMMAY! :retarded

Alcohol and nicotine kill more people than any other drug

Alcohol destroy more families and is the cause of less productivity in the workplace than any other drug

Nicotine killed my parents, my dad by emphysema @ 59 yo and my mom by cancer (passive smoker) @ 61 yo

If instead of alcohol and nicotine the legal drug were weed the world would be a better place, more productive, more spiritual, less superficial and much loved by the voodoo

Legalize it you bastards!

:weed :smoking :willya

:) :weed :)

Christ Barry Manilow does more damage than booze............

Voodoo Chile in Wonderland wrote on Nov 1^st, 2010 at 11:23pm:

Alcohol and nicotine kill more people than any other drug Alcohol destroy more families and is the cause of less productivity in the workplace than any other drug Nicotine killed my parents, my dad by emphysema @ 59 yo and my mom by cancer (passive smoker) @ 61 yo If instead of alcohol and nicotine the legal drug were weed the world would be a better place, more productive, more spiritual, less superficial and much loved by the voodoo Legalize it you bastards! :weed :smoking :willya

We'll find out today Voo. :smoking

" If instead of alcohol and nicotine the legal drug were weed the world would be a better place, more productive, more spiritual, less superficial and much loved by the voodoo

Legalize it you bastards!   "

Voo   ......


I would like to nuzzle you !!!!!

Rick Steves knows more than just European travel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y2gHGOVsfA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLQJfj7wq8s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyabv_0Cvxs

:weed

There aren't many drugs I haven't done, and done too much of... I didn't need a scientific study to tell you that alcohol abuse is brutal.

Cheers!

I actually agree that alcohol is the worst! But it isnt the alcohol in itself, its the abuse of it, and the people who are unable to control themselves. People are the problem, not the alcohol!