Drug 'classes' have little link to the dangers / 1 Aug 2006

Nigel Morris
"Britain’s antiquated drugs laws stand accused of failing millions of people because they bear little or no relationship to the harm caused by everything from a hit of heroin to a seemingly harmless pint of lager. The Home Office has been warned by its own senior advisers that alcohol and tobacco are more harmful to the nation’s health than the Class A drugs LSD and ecstasy. Research by medical experts, who analysed 20 substances for their addictive qualities, social harm and physical damage, produced strikingly different results from the Government’s drug classification system.
Drugs: the real deal - Click for rankings. The first ranking based upon scientific evidence of harm to both individuals and society. It was devised by government advisers - then ignored by ministers because of its controversial findings."