Teens – considering that “one” drink? Maybe even a little peer pressure for a shot or two? Still not sure if you should indulge ay?
Parents – in a little bit of denial? Possibly even said to yourself “No, not my kid(s)…They know better”? Well I’ve got news for you – teens are experimenting…before the legal age of 21! Maybe not yours personally…but just incase they are, here’ some information that might sway their judgement indefinitely.
So just how bad is Alcohol? See for yourself…if we know better, we will do better! – 1 love RoDigga
–Post details provided by http://www.cnn.com
London, England (CNN) — Alcohol ranks “most harmful” among a list of 20 drugs, beating out crack and heroin when assessed for its potential harm to the individual imbibing and harm to others, according to study results released by a British medical journal.
A panel of experts from the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs weighed the physical, psychological, and social problems caused by the drugs and determined that alcohol was the most harmful overall, according to an article on the study released by The Lancet on Sunday.
Using a new scale to evaluate harms to individual users and others, alcohol received a score of 72 on a scale of 1 to 100, the study says. It was compared to 19 other drugs using 16 criteria: nine related to the adverse effects the drug has on an individual and seven on its harm against others.
That makes it almost three times as harmful as cocaine or tobacco, according to the article, which is slated to be published on The Lancet’s website Monday and in an upcoming print edition of the journal.
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