Alcohol ranked most harmful drug

Study show that alcohol is ranked the most harmful drug.

     A study done by British experts evalutates the dangers and harms of individual drugs; ranking them in level of destructiveness. The factors that the experts considered included: individual effect, effect on family, and the drug's economic cost. The individual effect refers to the addictiveness of the drug and its effects on the human body while the other two factors consider the damage the drug deals outside the person taking it. Herion, crack, cocaine, and crystal meth were ranked amongst the most dangerous and harmful to the individual body. However, when considering the social effects of the drug, alcohol was by far the worst and outranked all the other substances in the grand scale of effects. Alcohol has such a widespread use that it contributes to many more death rates and crime rates than those of other drugs. When the intaken is excessive, alcohol nearly damages all the organs of the body; and contribute to violent behaviors. Many experts argue, however, that banning alcohol will not be a good solution to this problem because alcohol has become a "culture" in the global lifestyle. Some suggest that by targetting the heavy drinkers through education that it may help to relieve the situation; while others suggest that by raising the pricing on alcohol may lead to less consumption. 

     This study, in my opinion, was very biased and was complete non-sense. How can one compare the effects of illegal drugs to those that are legal. Did data even need to be shown for the obvious answer of such studies? Illegal drugs were banned for a reason, they caused too much damage both to the user and people around him; of course, there small groups of people whom still use these drugs. However, their effect on the present society is minimal. While something like alcohol, a daily used substance, is obviously going to prove more harmful because it is "legal" and people will inevitably consume excessive amounts. It simply amazes me how "experts" can do such "in-depth" studies whilst not even considering the level of comparison between the objects of analysis. On the other hand, if the illegal drugs were legalized, then this study would have been informative; such studies are often misleading and tend to education society in a biased way to not consume alcohol.