I just watched this very interesting program from the BBC’s very reputable Horizon program called “Is Alcohol worse than Ecstasy?”. They assembled a team of scientists and analyzed the top 20 dangerous drugs in a scale of their apparent overall harm.

Incredibly, Cannabis, Ecstasy and LSD were found to be less dangerous than both Tobacco and especially alcohol. They ranked Alcohol the 5th most dangerous drug, and said that without a doubt, if Alcohol only came out today – it would be instantly banned and classes as a “Class A” drug.