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Published 10/30/2009 by MedIndia


Alcohol and Cigarettes are More Harmful Than LSD

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Alcohol and cigarettes are more dangerous than illegal drugs such as cannabis, LSD and ecstasy, the government's top drugs advisor said.

Professor David Nutt of Imperial College London called for a new system of classifying drugs to enable the public...

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"No one is suggesting that drugs are not harmful. The critical question is one of scale and degree" said Nutt, the chairman...
Alcohol and Cigarettes are More Harmful Than LSD [MedIndia - 10/30/2009]
He added: "We have to accept young people like to experiment, with drugs and other potentially harmful activities, and what we should be doing in all of this is to protect them from harm at this stage of their lives."
Alcohol and Cigarettes are More Harmful Than LSD [MedIndia - 10/30/2009]

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