Monday, August 21, 2006
E & Dope: Not as bad as ciggies & alcohol

The UK Science and Technology Select Committee has assessed the actual social and physical harm they cause, of 20 legal and illegal stimulants (based on scientific evidence).
The 5 that cause the most harm are: heroin, cocaine, barbiturates, street methadone & alcohol. Tobacco comes in at 7, cannibis at 8, and Ecstasy comes last.
One could argue all day about what categories (primarily used to determine legal punishment of users & traffickers) should be used for each, and why..... But the most obvious is surely that Ecstasy should be downgraded from A to C, at the very least. Especially when you account for the large number of users out there.
Comments:
Post a Comment

