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| jerZ07002 |
Heres a list from an article i just read on MSNBC.
Most dangerous drugs
Research recently published in the medical journal The Lancet rates the most dangerous drugs (starting with the worst) as follows:
1. Heroin
2. Cocaine
3. Barbiturates
4. Street methadone
5. Alcohol
6. Ketamine
7. Benzodiazepines
8. Amphetamine
9. Tobacco
10. Buprenorphine
11. Cannabis
12. Solvents
13. 4-MTA
14. LSD
15. Methylphenidate
16. Anabolic steroids
17. GHB
18. Ecstasy
19. Alkyl nitrates
20. Khat
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/1776013...915773?GT1=9145
Now i have some basis for argument for my ecstasy usage. ;) |
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| Shamez214 |
| And my favorite doesn't make the list. Thought, I figured it wouldn't. |
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| zachias31 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Shamez214
And my favorite doesn't make the list. Thought, I figured it wouldn't. |
Another catnip fan???!!??? |
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| LuNaSeA |
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
Heres a list from an article i just read on MSNBC.
Most dangerous drugs
Research recently published in the medical journal The Lancet rates the most dangerous drugs (starting with the worst) as follows:
3. Barbiturates
7. Benzodiazepines
10. Buprenorphine
12. Solvents
13. 4-MTA
15. Methylphenidate
19. Alkyl nitrates
20. Khat
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/1776013...915773?GT1=9145
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wtf? i never even heard of those drugs before. |
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| djquick83 |
| quote: | Originally posted by LuNaSeA
wtf? i never even heard of those drugs before. |
LOL, some are classes of drugs.
3. Barbiturates-(Phenobarbitol-used to help stop seizures)
7. Benzodiazepines-(Valium and Xanax)
10. Buprenorphine-(an opiod drug marketed in the 80s for analgesic use)
12. Solvents-(paint thinner)
13. 4-MTA-??
15. Methylphenidate-(Ritalin and Adderall)
19. Alkyl nitrates-(RUSH liquid aroma)
20. Khat-(contains the alkaloid cathinone, an amphetamine-like stimulant which causes excitement and euphoria) |
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| madhattared |
| quote: | One way to measure the dangers of various drugs is to examine how toxic the drug is at various levels. Can too much kill you? And how much is too much? Here's an interesting article on what we know scientifically about the matter. Money quote:
The most toxic recreational drugs, such as GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) and heroin, have a lethal dose less than 10 times their typical effective dose. The largest cluster of substances has a lethal dose that is 10 to 20 times the effective dose: These include cocaine, MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine, often called "ecstasy") and alcohol. A less toxic group of substances, requiring 20 to 80 times the effective dose to cause death, include Rohypnol (flunitrazepam or "roofies") and mescaline (peyote cactus). The least physiologically toxic substances, those requiring 100 to 1,000 times the effective dose to cause death, include psilocybin mushrooms and marijuana, when ingested. I've found no published cases in the English language that document deaths from smoked marijuana, so the actual lethal dose is a mystery. My surmise is that smoking marijuana is more risky than eating it but still safer than getting drunk.
Alcohol thus ranks at the dangerous end of the toxicity spectrum. So despite the fact that about 75 percent of all adults in the United States enjoy an occasional drink, it must be remembered that alcohol is quite toxic. Indeed, if alcohol were a newly formulated beverage, its high toxicity and addiction potential would surely prevent it from being marketed as a food or drug. This conclusion runs counter to the common view that one's own use of alcohol is harmless.
The least toxic drug known to humans is now illegal. The most toxic is available at Safeway. None of this makes any sense at all. And yet we continue to imprison people for ingesting substances far less harmful than others freely available. One has to wonder what the prohibitionists are smoking. Maybe nutmeg. |
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.c..._and_toxic.html |
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| djquick83 |
Just cause it doesnt kill u doesnt mean its safe to do. You can still end up like a vegetable from doin all this stuff in the first place. Sure, most stuff on that list wasnt toxic enough to kill u, but it sure is toxic enough to with ure head a million times over. Bottom line, dont do stuff. And if u are, realize that there are consequences for ure actions, some which u may very well regret in the future.
P.S. Drinking too much water can kill u also by cause hyponatremia and this can lead to swelling of the brain and death. Just cause its legal dont make it safe either. Of course theres no point in mentioning it on here. Those who know know and those who dont know, well, :p :D |
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| Blake |
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
Heres a list from an article i just read on MSNBC.
Most dangerous drugs
Research recently published in the medical journal The Lancet rates the most dangerous drugs (starting with the worst) as follows:
1. Heroin
2. Cocaine
3. Barbiturates
4. Street methadone
5. Alcohol
6. Ketamine
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Mixmag published a similar list towards the end of last year. In the article that went along with it, they argued that laws and punishment should reflect how dangerous a drug is. In the US for example, punishment for posession/distribution of Cannabis is much harsher than it is for Amphetamine or Ketamine. |
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| kingchinc |
| quote: | Originally posted by djquick83
Just cause it doesnt kill u doesnt mean its safe to do. You can still end up like a vegetable from doin all this stuff in the first place. Sure, most stuff on that list wasnt toxic enough to kill u, but it sure is toxic enough to with ure head a million times over. Bottom line, dont do stuff. And if u are, realize that there are consequences for ure actions, some which u may very well regret in the future.
P.S. Drinking too much water can kill u also by cause hyponatremia and this can lead to swelling of the brain and death. Just cause its legal dont make it safe either. Of course theres no point in mentioning it on here. Those who know know and those who dont know, well, :p :D |
Thanks public service announcement...
JK good looking out for people. |
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| djquick83 |
| quote: | Originally posted by kingchinc
Thanks public service announcement...
JK good looking out for people. |
LOL, you would think most ppl who do it know more about it but in reality, id say they didnt know as much except for the fact it felt good or it was the cool thing to do at the moment. For ex., ppl who tried Meth for the first time and have been hooked since. If they knew what meth could do to them, how many of them would have even dared to try it in the first place ??
This picture scares the daylights out of me. Now take into account all the Tina heads who went to Sound Factory to hear JP spin 72 hr sets. Half of them if not more will end up lookin like the pic above. :wtf: :wtf: |
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| Blake |
| ^^^ yes well... research before use is always best. I couldn't stress that more, to young ppl who are thinkin' about trying stuff out for the first time. 'course, pics like the one above are seriously extreme cases. over 80% of all drug users and abusers quit on their own will after they've had enough. |
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