Study Finds Alcohol and Tobacco More Harmful than Marijuana, LSD, or Ecstasy (Revisited)
Category: drugs
Based on a report in The Lancet, drug classification schemes need to change. Now.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 8:38 AM • 9 Comments •
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Study Finds Alcohol and Tobacco More Harmful than Marijuana, LSD, or Ecstasy--Drug Reclassification Should Follow
Category: drugs
A recent UK government study indicates that the class of a drug has little to do with its actual danger. Another report blasts the government for allowing politics to usurp science in formulating drug policy. Is the UK's drug policy fundamentally flawed, or does it just need a bit of scientific tweaking?
Posted by Nick Anthis at 11:08 AM • 16 Comments •
