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A new study has that alcohol is a more dangerous drug than heroin and cocaine. The is from Britain’s Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs. Its research classified drugs on the of the harm they do in our society. Alcohol came of the list, with heroin second and cocaine third. Researchers created nine of harm that drugs can do "from death to to mental functioning and loss of relationships," and seven of harm they do to others. Experts in Britain are now for new laws to control alcohol. Don Shenker from the group Alcohol Concern said: “The government should now urgently alcohol is made less affordable and invest in prevention and treatment services to deal with the in alcohol dependency that has occurred."

The research was led by a government drugs advisor, Professor David Nutt. He has been for a change in the way Britain classifies drugs for many years. He was in 2009 for his views and claimed the government was more interested in than scientific evidence. Any laws that make alcohol a dangerous drug would cause to any government trying to win an election. However, the study is very extensive and suggests he was right to call for a reclassification. Professor Nutt told Britain’s Guardian newspaper: “"We need to rethink how we with drugs in the light of these new findings." One suggested is that cigarettes are put in the same category as cocaine, because they as much harm to the individual and society.