Goofy facts: M & M

[Originally posted on goofyblog 3.26.07]

• A new study published last week in the Lancet proposes that drugs should be classified by the amount of harm that they do … The new [way of] ranking [by harm] places alcohol and tobacco [as] … more harmful than cannabis, and substantially more dangerous than the Class A drugs LSD, 4-methylthioamphetamine and ecstasy.


• “Unlike many other drugs, morphine has a very wide safety margin,” wrote Dr Rob George, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, from the University College London, in his commentary about the research. “Evidence over the last 20 years has repeatedly shown that, used correctly, morphine is well tolerated, does not cloud the mind, does not shorten life, and its sedating effects wear off quickly. This is obviously good for patients in pain.” –from Science Daily.