By RajeshG on
Forum category
Society & Culture
Topic tags
alcohol
drinking

The Sober Curious Are Challenging the Drinking Culture. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing. . . .

“Researchers scored twenty drugs on criteria related to overall harm, considering both the harm to the user and the harm to people who are around the user but not actually using the drug. The majority of the criteria related to the specific harm to an individual. Overall, alcohol scored as the most harmful drug, with an overall harm score of 72. Heroin came in second with a harm score of 55, and crack cocaine scored third with a score of 54.60.”

No, I have not checked this information independently so you will have to do your own research to decide for yourself whether it is true or not. It seems entirely plausible to me that it is true, but I have not thoroughly researched it to verify that it is factually true.

Discussion

Thu, 07/13/23

It seems plausible to me as well, considering the many ways that people who have gotten drunk can harm those around them. A drunk driver killed my older brother 45 years ago, and another one put me in the hospital with a broken back 11 years ago. I've never personally been harmed by someone on heroin or cocaine.

Fri, 07/14/23

A drunk driver killed my older brother 45 years ago, and another one put me in the hospital with a broken back 11 years ago. I've never personally been harmed by someone on heroin or cocaine.

I'm sorry to learn of all the suffering that you have experienced at the hands of wicked drunkards.