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They can both be really dangerous if not used properly, but illegal drugs are more dangerous because you have to get them from the black market and you never really know what ingredients are in them.
Legal drugs are made following well-established standards and the labs are continually under inspections from federal agents.
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Are there more illegal drugs than legal drugs in the United states?
In terms of the number of different drugs that are available, there are vastly more legal drugs than illegal drugs. I would also say that legal drugs are used more frequently and by more people than illegal drugs are.
Are there more legal or illegal drugs in the whole world?
legal drugs
Are legal drugs better then illegal drugs?
it depends what they are some legal drugs are if u take enough but there more of a risk of dying then illegal drugs, for example k2 is legal pot is not as good as the illegal but if u take enough it can be equal but your not prescribed enough to do that. Legal drugs, like prescriptions, can be just as addictive and harmful as illegal drugs. Some sources say that prescription medications are more harmful because they easily attainable, can be less expensive, and they aren't illegal to own if they're your own. However, more and more people are overdosing and entering rehab facilities because of their own medications. If you aren't taking medications as prescribed or are mixing them with other medications then they are most definitely just as dangerous as illegal drugs.
Why can legal drugs can be more of a problem than illegal drugs?
If I have a bottle of Oxycontin obtained in my name with a legal prescription, I can't be arrested. The same amount of heroin would get me buried beneath the jail. Legal drugs are in most cases easier and safer to obtain, and it is legal to possess them. They can be obtained legally, and then diverted to illegal uses. The most commonly-abused legal drug in the US is alcohol.
Do you thing marijuana should be classed as a drug?
Marijuana, or more specifically; THC, is a drug alike caffeine, nicotine, alcohol and heroin. The reason most people have this indication that drugs are bad is because of the legal system and how they classify them. When a substance is illegal, it symbolically means that that substance is dangerous and you should not use it. However, several illegal drugs are less harmful than the legal ones and this sends out a mixed message that somewhere down the line makes people believe that the safe illegal ones are more dangerous than the harmful legal ones. So yes, marijuana is a drug, we just have a screwed up definition of the word.
Why is the impact of legal drugs on health greater than illegal drugs?
More people take legal drugs, than illegal drugs.Since only a relatively small number of people choose to break the law and use illegal drugs, the overall impact on society is limited.In contrast, most people take a legal drug at some point in their lifetime. So legal drugs have a far greater total impact on health.Realize however this is all just quantitative. The actual impact of any drug on an individual is going to vary greatly. A single person taking an illegal drug is going to be far more impacted by that one drug if they allow it to destroy their life than any total number of legal drugs they may take. On the other hand; that one persons downfall is but a drip in the bucket compared to the sheer volume of other people not taking illegal drugs who will only have a legal drug impacting their life.
Why are young people using drugs when they know it's dangerous?
Maybe because they hear of people like Willy Nelson who has used cannabis for decades without any problems. Why is alcohol and tobacco legal when they both maim and kill far more people than the illegal drugs ?
What are the three main drug categories?
There are more than 3 categories of drugs. If you could re-ask the question with a little more background it may be helpful. There are 3 catagories of drugs these are: Illegal Legal Both
What is the legal status for caffeine?
Like most legal things, nobody has thought, or had the time, to make it illegal. It is such a part of modern life that even if it were found to be dangerous, it would be hard to pass a law to ban it.
What could affect death rate?
More information, more education, more govern plans on health, More directions on how to use wisely Internet, effective control on illegal and legal drugs.
How many us abortions a year when it was illegal?
No one knows for sure since it was impossible to count because it was illegal but the WHO knows today that in countries where it is illegal the amount of abortions is the same as if it was legal. It's just unsafer and more dangerous. Today there are 1,2 million legal abortions a year in the US.
What drugs are illegal?
Illegal drugs are chemicals that are against the law or taken in circumstances other then those prescribed by law. Many dangerous and addictive materials are included among these. Illegal drugs include:CocaineHeroinLSDMarijuanaMethamphetamineOpiumPCP (Angel Dust)PeyotePsilocybin mushrooms
