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Think of it like a rugby or football league table. You have 3 readings. Home, away, and the all important combined total. Some teams might be very strong at home and weak away. Or vice versa. Whether they are strong or weak at home or away isn’t really as important as their combined total points and league position at the end of the season.

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Hello unicorn and thanks for your question. I am actually talking about both, or neither. The graph has 3 readings. Harm to others in light blue, harm to users in dark blue, and the combined total of BOTH harm to others and harm to users giving a total harm ranking. So in this case the combined harm to others and the user for alcohol is easily…[Read more]

Hello unicorn and thanks for your question. I am actually talking about both, or neither. The graph has 3 readings. Harm to others in light blue, harm to users in dark blue, and the combined total of BOTH harm to others and harm to users giving a total harm ranking. So in this case the combined harm to others and the user for alcohol is easily…[Read more]

You’re calling it gobbledegook? does that mean you don’t understand it? I bet you will suddenly understand it now I give you an explanation.

The authors are saying that, after analysis, the findings in the graph are very stable, only large changes could make a difference in the rankings. As no large changes are expected there fore the findings…[Read more]

I could have posted many, all showing the same conclusion.

Mooosey very kindly posted a different graph showing the same results.

If you choose to disregard the Lancet article, that’s your prerogative.

That all depends on dosage / unit consumption.

5 doses of alcohol to every one of heroin will probably kill you before heroin does.

On equal doses, alcohol is the more harmful.

Correct

Incorrect. They are from the Lancet.

As you see the Graph, is entitled “Harm caused by drugs”

and the article is called “A new study suggests alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crack”

https://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/11/drugs_cause_most_harm

Correct

Incorrect. They are from the Lancet.

As you see the Graph, is entitled “Harm caused by drugs”

and the article is called “A new study suggests alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crack”

Correct

Incorrect. They are from the Lancet.

As you see the Graph, is entitled “Harm caused by drugs”

and the article is called “A new study suggests alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crack”

Correct

Incorrect. They are from the Lancet.

As you see the Graph, is entitled “Harm caused by drugs”

and the article is called “A new study suggests alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crack”

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Demonstrative

Not quite. The stunning conclusion is, don’t give your children alcohol. Giving your children alcohol is as harmful as giving them heroin or crack. You should be as keen to give your child alcohol as you are to give them heroin or crack.

I’m glad we agree.

Claiming I claimed that is very misleading. I said no such thing. My wording was from the Lancet, “less harmful”. If you have a problem with articles in the Lancet, maybe you should send them a complaint.

Your graph also has alcohol in the no1 position. Your graph agrees, when all the various factors have been taken into…[Read more]

In my opinion, it is clear for all to see alcohol is not something to be encouraged upon children, any more than heroin or crack, or dirty old men.

In my opinion, it is clear for all to see alcohol is not something to be encouraged upon children, any more than heroin or crack, or dirty old men.

Offering your child vodka is the same if not worse than offering it heroin. If you will offer your child vodka, you may as well offer it magic mushrooms, LSD, cannabis, ketamine, tobacco, or steroids. These are far less harmful.

Best do it my way, and give them none.

Offering your child vodka is the same if not worse than offering it heroin. If you will offer your child vodka, you may as well offer it magic mushrooms, LSD, cannabis, ketamine, tobacco, or steroids. These are far less harmful.

Best do it my way, and give them none.