A new British study shows that alcohol is the most harmful drug of all.

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Top three most harmful drugs to users:

  1. heroin
  2. crack
  3. crystal meth

Top three most harmful drugs to others:

  1. alcohol
  2. heroin
  3. crack

Most harmful overall, based on nine categories of harm including physical harm, mental harm, and damage to relationships (scores out of a possible 100):

  1. alcohol (72)
  2. heroin (55)
  3. crack (54)
  4. crystal meth (33)
  5. cocaine (27)
  6. tobacco (26)
  7. amphetamine/speed (23)
  8. cannabis (20)
  9. GHB (18)
  10. benzodiazepines (15)
  11. ketamine (15)
  12. methadone (13)
  13. butane (10)
  14. qat (9)
  15. ecstasy (9)
  16. anabolic steroids (9)
  17. LSD (7)
  18. buprenorphine (6)
  19. magic mushrooms (5)