Regarding the relative danger of alcohol, David Nutt has just published a new study in The Lancet. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/nov/01/alcohol-more-h

Regarding the relative danger of alcohol, David Nutt has just published a new study in The Lancet. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/nov/01/alcohol-more-harmful-than-heroin-crack http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/nov/01/alcohol-more-h... "The maximum possible harm score was 100 and the minimum zero. Overall, alcohol scored 72 – against 55 for heroin and 54 for crack. The most dangerous drugs to their individual users were ranked as heroin, crack and then crystal meth. The most harmful to others were alcohol, heroin and crack in that order." Although, I feel these scores are somewhat dependent on the relative prevalences of these substances. If we had as many meth addicts as alcoholics in the UK the picture could be somewhat different. Yet there's no denying that alcohol is a relatively evil drug.