The BBC wrote:Alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crack, according to a study published in medical journal the Lancet.
The report is co-authored by Professor David Nutt, the former UK chief drugs adviser who was sacked by the government in October 2009.
It ranks 20 drugs on 16 measures of harm to users and to wider society.
Tobacco and cocaine are judged to be equally harmful, while ecstasy and LSD are among the least damaging.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11660210
It would be nice to see the full report or at least a summary from one of the scientists if anyone knows where to dig up the right one. The media seem hopeless at reporting science stories - they've left out any sort of break down or meaning of the "Harm score" in the statistics, and the tone of the whole article seems contradicted by Nutt's "Because alcohol is so widely used".
I have no idea if the "Harm" whether it's "to users" or "to others" is based on the effect of the drug per person received medically, effect of the drug per person received 'off the street', the current effect in society as a whole based on current usage, or some combination of the above.
The devil is in the detail, but they seem to have left it out in favour of a shock headline. Might as well be reading the Mail. :sighsm:
Anyway, who wants a drink?
