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by dfee 2874 days ago
> Well at minimum we mostly know that alcohol and tobacco are on the higher level on the "harm" spectrum than other illegal drugs.

I don’t know who “we” is, but don’t count me in that group.

https://unitedrecoveryproject.com/10-most-dangerous-drugs/

And that’s by frequency.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/from-krokodi...

That’s by potency.

Sure. Don’t get me wrong. Nicotine is bad for you, so is Alcohol, but it doesn’t make you do this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_cannibal_attack

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I'm not going to trust an article that says that using ketamine gives you HIV.
You probably shouldn't trust any information thrown at you without critical thinking (including the first three articles that came across my Google search).
> I don’t know who “we” is, but don’t count me in that group.

Your article supports my premise.

If you need me to post people doing horrible things while drunk or tobacco related death statistics I'm happy to do so as a counterargument.