The Most Harmful Drug in the World—Alcohol

According to a study published in the latest issue of the British medical journal The Lancet:

“MCDA modelling showed that heroin, crack cocaine, and metamfetamine were the most harmful drugs to individuals (part scores 34, 37, and 32, respectively), whereas alcohol, heroin, and crack cocaine were the most harmful to others (46, 21, and 17, respectively). Overall, alcohol was the most harmful drug (overall harm score 72) [emphasis mine], with heroin (55) and crack cocaine (54) in second and third places.”

So why is alcohol still legal and recreational drugs aren’t? Perhaps you should ask George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.