Alcohol and tobacco are dangerous to society than marijuana and ecstasy. Came up with this view British scientists have developed a new method to assess the adverse effects of illegal substances. The study authors suggest making changes to the standard classification of drugs. People working with the University of Bristol, led by Professor David Nutt used three main indicators to assess the harmfulness of drug use: harm the health of consumers, the risk of dependence and social dangers of drugs. The results are published in the current issue of the journal Lancet. Scientists conducted a survey of dozens of drug treatment, mental health professionals, lawyers and police officers was visited. Experts analyzed and conclusions of participants rated the 20 most dangerous drugs. The first took place on the severity, as expected, heroin and cocaine were after them barbiturates and methadone. Perfectly legal in most countries, alcohol and tobacco, which have given one the fifth and ninth place, ahead of marijuana, ecstasy and the eleventh place, which was generally the last in the list. Scientists believe that the absence of alcohol and tobacco in the UK Misuse of Drugs Act is not justified, the statistics show that smoking directly to 40% of the illnesses connected to hospitalization and alcohol abuse is the cause of half for requests for emergency medical help.
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