10 Most Dangerous Drugs

Do you know that alcohol and tobacco, which is commonly available, is more dangerous than illegal drugs, ecstacy pills and marijuana? Alcohol and tobacco actually cause more diseases than other illegal drugs. So the question is should alcohol and tobacco continue to be legal and easily available in the market? For your information, here are the top 10 most dangerous drugs according to a study published by The Lencet this month:

Ranked from most to least dangerous, the ten most dangerous substances were deemed to be:

1. Heroin – popular street names include smack, skag, and junk.
2. Cocaine – often referred to as snow, flake, coke, and blow.
3. Barbiturates – popular slang names include yellow jackets, reds, blues, Amy’s, and rainbows.
4. Street Methadone
5. Alcohol
6. Ketamine – a powerful hallucinogen, often referred to as Special K.
7. Benzodiazepines – a family of sedative drugs.
8. Amphetamines – known as greenies among baseball players.
9. Tobacco
10. Buprenorphine – also called bupe or subbies.

The remaining drugs that were assessed in this study ranked as follows:

1. Cannabis – includes marijuana.
2. Solvents – volatile substances that can be inhaled, such as glue, nail polish remover, paints, hair spray, and lighter fuel (gas).
3. 4-MTA – is a derivative of amphetamine and has similar effects to ecstasy.
4. LSD
5. Methylphenidate – central nervous system stimulant, commonly sold as ritalin.
6. Anabolic steroids
7. GHB – short for Gamma hydroxybutyrate, a powerful central nervous system depressant, most commonly known as the date rape drug.
8. Ecstasy
9. Alkyl nitrates – group of drugs commonly referred to as poppers.
10. Khat – an amphetamine-like stimulant.

Source:http://www.drbenkim.com/ten-most-dangerous-drugs.html