Which drug does more harm, alcohol or ecstasy? The answer depends on which iteration of UK drug classification you read, with the most recent draft putting booze well ahead of ecstasy. The BBC reports on the recent rewrite of drug dangers by scientists from the Academy of Medical Sciences. BBC reports that a panel of experts was asked to rate 20 drugs
on nine individual categories, which were combined to produce an
overall estimate of harm. Heroin was rated as the most dangerous drug, followed by
cocaine and barbiturates. Ecstasy, however, rated only 18th, while
cannabis was 11th. Alcohol was rated the fifth most dangerous substance, and tobacco
ninth. See all ratings here, then choose your poison.