'No sadder sight' than seeing a young person injecting heroin or smoking crack or indeed taking any form of illegal drug and ending up in hospital or worse.
But the 20 most dangerous drugs listed by BBC Horizon includes tobacco...
* Heroin A * Cocaine A * Barbiturates (Sedatives) B * Methadone (Opioid) A * Alcohol Legal * Ketamine C * Benzodiazepines (Sedatives) C * Amphetamine (Speed) B * Tobacco legal * Buprenorphine (Opioid) C * Cannabis C * Solvents Legal * 4-methylthioamphetamine (amphetamine derivative) A * LSD A * Methylphenidate(Ritalin) B * Anabolic steroids C * Gamma 4-hydroxybutyric acid (depressant, "date-rape drug") C * Ecstasy A * Amyl Nitrate (nitrite inhalants, "poppers") Legal * Khat (plant-derived stimulant) Legal (illegal in USA)
Author Comments: The letter system is a reference to the UK class rating of the drug. I don't know why Crystal Meth isn't here, maybe they counted it as Amphetamines.