Comments on: drug dangerousness ranking

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:19:06 +0000

I dont know if you smoke weed or not but it does not inhibit your mental abbility at all. I smoke A LOT! and i am some dumb idiot who cant function. Weed has no negative effect on the brain or any other human organ. The only dangerous thing about it is the smoke inhilation.
Dont believe me? watch “The Union, the Business Behind Getting High”
Cannabis should not be this high on the list.

By: Nick O'D

Nick O'D — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:33:02 +0000

There was a televison programme in the UK a few weeks ago based on this list. It claimed that the list was put together objectively, reviewing at least three factors that I can recall: a) the likelihood that the drug would kill you, which is why alcohol and tobacco are in the top 10; b) the likelihood the drug would damage you either mentally – cannabis, or physically – alcohol and car crashes; c) the likelihood you would kill or damage someone else under the influence of the drug.

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 01:32:11 +0000

“Ecstasy,[...] can seriously fuck up your brain and spinal fluid [...]”

You’ve been watching too many ‘this is your brain on drugs’ propammercials.

By: alex

alex — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:44:15 +0000

So, where do things like OXYcodone and HYDROcodone fit in on the scale?
Because I used to be somewhat addicted to HYDRO after i had a surgry and my whole life I’vd taken Ritlin and Adderall to help with my ADD’.
I think it has messed my thinking up and my verble skills.( I slur my words a lot.)

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:23:17 +0000

The list was a combination of likelihood to cause addiction, risk of physical harm and risk of harm to society. The only thing it did not include was the risk of a prison sentence/fine – but then who is the law supposed to be pretecting if not individuals and society???

By: tucki

tucki — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 01:09:37 +0000

study is based on personal harm, social harm and addictive properties – the claimed factors for legal classifications. personally I think this is great! finally a serous, offical study to throw some sense into this issue.

By: w

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 10:20:25 +0000

Spinal Fluid??? LOL

By: z

Sat, 05 Aug 2006 07:26:19 +0000

Perhaps they ranked the list on personal harm.
In general (but not in specific cases), drugs are classified illegal based upon their social harm. The likelyhood a drug-user will cause harm to other people and society. Although people always reason that if drugs were legal most harm would be minimised, thats the theory behind it.

If we were to ban things based upon personal harm, many other things/activities would be banned as well.

By: greg sapele

greg sapele — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 23:47:36 +0000

This is a good list, it’s like a scoring system. When I add up the numbers of the drugs that I have in my system… the higher, the better!

damn they forgot tcpip

By: randy

randy — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 12:30:53 +0000

Clearly the UK got lucky and has missed the Meth advent here in the states.