> But they'd all die and then alcohol would be back at number one. agree. Being a "slow killer" makes alcohol much more appealing to the general population.

> But they'd all die and then alcohol would be back at number one. agree. Being a "slow killer" makes alcohol much more appealing to the general population. And, of course, less dangerous in general. Let's put it this way: if alcohol killed at the same rate of heavy drugs, we would not encounter many old people abusing it.