Drugs advisor: Alcohol more harmful than LSD

[7994Tom]

I think its bad cause im an ill informed stupid bitch. God why are so many people so just simply stupid?

[JohnSmith88823]

As a medical student, I can assure you that nobody really looks into the peer-reviewed literature for evidence. Rather, they resort to meaningless analogies to try and downgrade the danger of drugs.

[Banzay27]

They do good in reporting the news, but then turn right around and try to imply as much as they can that drugs are bad, taboo and "woooooo", scary, without saying so overtly, but with beat-around the bush phrasing, interviewees chosen and overall images used.

No morals, no ideals, these tools.

[pengu5981]

Alcohol is more damaging to the body physically, LSD-mentally.

[somerandomutewb]

marijuana inst dangerous. 

[somerandomutewb]

@somerandomutewb isnt*

[pengu5981]

@somerandomutewb What the fuck does that have to do with this?

[pengu5981]

@somerandomutewb Never mind, I hadn't watched the vid yet :P

[0ct0parr0t]

"alcohol came 5th behind heroin..."

wrong!! read his report. he clearly stated that heroin is the most dangerous drug you can do!!!!

[0ct0parr0t]

0:57 so you'd rather get hammered and fuck your liver and everything else up instead?

[DimebagMurray66]

I dont think people care what Class drugs are, if they want to do them, they will do them.

[slmtutorials]

"all known as pretty dangerous drugs". ok, so define 'dangerous'. shall we say 'dangerous' means "seriously harms a large portion of the people who use the substance"? none of these are actually very dangerous then.

secondly, why ask those idiots on the street what they think? their answers were essentially "drugs are like, really bad and stuff".

horrible reporting.

[acorulez]

So LSD is safe to use?

[sod16]

@acorulez Well you can't die from it...

[blomstersenter]

marijuan is the mosr dangerous drug ever made in a labratory

[sod16]

@blomstersenter Are you fucking stupid? It is a natrual plant you fucking dunce.

[will9469]

@sod16 you do know @blomstersenter is a troll right?

[Cheedillow]

Lol they take the opinion of dumb bitches on the street more seriously than that of scientists.

[whatthehellever777]

... them girls do ecstasy A LOY more than they admit on camera... look at the second gals eyes... down and left.... a sign that she is coming up with a lie, or false statement.... if you gave any of them kids a hand full of x they would do it in a heart beat... they just won't say so on a tv program that their parents probably watch. "hey junior.... saw you on the news today.... so you like ecstasy do you?" yeah right.....

[topbluffa1]

the chance of getting psychotic from Cannabis is smaller than the chance of Dying from a peanut allergy are peanuts illegal ?? no.

is riding horses illegal? is eating 20 mac Donalds meals in a row illegal?

anyone who believes drugs are illegal for health reasons are pathetic the reasons are purely political

[DackIsBack]

Taking a rational approach = BAD.

[RandomDirectors]

XTC CAUSES A LOT OF PROBLEMS?

ECSTACY?

IS THAT GIRL SERIOUS?

The only people who cause problems are people who are too drunk and start touching up people and start fights.

I have never in my life seen anyone get even a tiny bit angry when they were on XTC. It is almost impossible to think of anything bad it just makes you love everyone.

[Winst0ned]

@RandomDirectors E fucks up the emotion centers in your brain.

opiates on the other hand have no real affect on your body other than the addiction which eventually ruins you.

dont get my wrong i like all drugs xD

this video is garbage btw

[RandomDirectors]

@Winst0ned it numbs your receptors if that is what you mean but that cures its self over a very short period of time 2 days MAX by which time your "MDMA hangover" ends and you feel normal again because your receptors begin receiving signals again.

[okcomputeA]

@RandomDirectors yes but it can cause problems for your body if you use too much but so does alcohol so.........

[RupertWaldron]

This is deplorable reporting. They are misinformed and rely on the opinions of naive clubbers who know bugger all. The anti drug lobby is full of moral panic that prevents it from seeing any sense. the problem is the government is affraid of legalising drugs as they think they will lose votes from the small minded people who are stupid enough to read right wing tabloid papers.

[Probablyacowtbh]

And this is why I have the fucking news. But even then, ITN, this is just pathetic, adopt some standards please.

[thesenamesaretaken]

"Ecstacy is a hard drug, yeah, I'd never take it."

Translation: "I know a known unknown."

[themorganator4]

those clubber haven't a clue

[themorganator4]

lmao "ecstasy makes you wana go clubbing and err.." wtf?

[SirWinstonChurchill]

Islam forbids alcohol.

Hitler hated alcohol.

Churchill loved alcohol.

Churchill fought both Islam and NAZIs.

Welcome to Saudi Britain?

[christobell123]

Wow, those clubbers are so clever, interviewing them really helps the credibility of the governments argument, I'm sure they know much more than any scientist. I used to agree with Professor Nutt, but that was before I heard any teenage clubbers interviewed, the opinion of some kid who knows of someone who does drugs is far better than scientific evidence.

[18daniel]

would you side with a virgin who told you they're against sex?

[dedbult]

No deaths from cannabis. No deaths from LSD. Only deaths from mdma are by morons not drinking enough, or drinking too much water.

56,000 deaths on average from alcohol per year. In the Uk alone...

Makes perfect sense

[killerdotkiller]

'Ecstacy can cause a lot of problems when they when we go out clubbing, like coz people, it can be so dangerous'. 'I think it's bad coz it will just make more people do it' AND can u see those drunk people in the background shouting and probably well up for a fight? the youth of today are so mis-informed it's actually sad.

[PrimeM92]

Making sweeping statements about very complex and powerful chemicals is a pretty harmful thing to do. Ok, it's common knowledge that alcohol does far more physical damage than many illicit drugs. Psychedelics have very little potential for addiction and cannabis and lsd are virtually non-toxic. That, however, doesn't mean that they are not dangerous.

They can and do cause psychosis. I know several people who have gone on to develop chronic mental health problems as a result of their use.

[Scorpitarios]

These clubbers don't seem to have any clue about neruobiology and neuropharmacology. It's sad to see that the drug laws are not based on facts but on prejudice and fear.

[Scorpitarios]

Lol, alcohol is used to sterilize work benches in laboratories. Now, one can imagine, what i does to the human body if ingested. Therefore, it's true that alcohol is more harmful than MDMA, LSD and cannabis. In terms of pure cytotoxicity, I would rank it even higher than heroin and cocaine!

[Stonerteacher]

"Cannabis, Ecstacy, and LSD, all well known as pretty dangerous drugs." WTF?? Psychdelics are the LEAST dangerous drugs. Fail.

[coxxy94]

David Nutt is an intellegent man who bases his opinions on scientifc fact and not silly government scare tactics , also the clubber in this interveiw clearly have no idea what they are talking about , as they are going out and drinking large amounts of alcohol simply because it is a "socially acceptable" drug

[blahdob]

"The scientists in charge of all the research into how dangerous drugs are made a statement, but these teenagers in the street disagree"

[B1aDK]

What the fuck are they doing? The goverments Chief drug revisor - who's job is to know theese things - and put his statements up against theese teenagers who only know what the very TV they are recording, tells them.

[Pwnagemerchant]

"all well known as pretty dangerous drugs, and rightly so"... rightly so???? listen to the expert ffs...

[BabyhedzG]

cont.. He then made lots of compounds similiar to MDMA such as 2CB, 2CI, 2CT21 and TMA2 etc.. Some had the main effects of MDMA but lasted longer. He tested these including MDMA on himself (many times) then got colleagues, friends, his wife and teenage children who happily volunteered and had 100's to 1000's of reports done and came to one conclusion after years and years of taking them. And that, MDMA especially IS SAFER THAN ASPIRIN AND PARACETAMOL. F.A.C.T. now who would you wanna believe??

[BabyhedzG]

Brief History: Early 50s MDA was first sythesised (invented) & widely used my psychologists through USA. By mid 60's it had almost disappeared completley then in late 60's a maverick Californian who happened to be a Super Chemist (prodigy to the chemical world) called Dr Alexander Shulgin P.h.D discovered the formula for MDA in some old Chemistry writings, resythesized it and then several years later changed the chemistry of MDA into a new compound and called it MDMA cont...

[keano993]

the man has got somewhat of a point, if you look a the statistics, alcohol causes the most problems, like health, damaged familys, depression, etc... but at the end of the day all drugs can cause major psychological damage, and lsd, speed and exstasy are the main ones

[Jay061089]

"known as dangerous durgs AND RIGHTLY SO" fuck off love you dont know shit about science you bias shlllllag

[elmabullaz]

Do you guys ever get the feeling that pretty much every smart person in this country is against the prohibition of atleast cannibis and MDMA? Sure, the news says the claims are "controversial", but only it's only so to those who don't form an opinion on the issue for themselves. They say these claims are controversial, but the claims are NOT controversial if they're based on scientific fact - which they are. So in actuality, the controversial claims are those made by people saying the opposite!

[britishogo]

"I know people that take it, it can cause problems when we go clubbin...??...it's just dangerous!!!! Well youre the dangerbelieving what the creators of the mainstream want you to believe!!! Yet you go drinking which is more harmful to yourself and others around you. Go on, give an example where people have been destructive and plain rude while on psychoactive drugs!!! Yeah people have bad trips, but I think theyre induced having a weak mind. Go take some acid and then answer question again!

[jackg146]

Politicians do politics, scientists do science. If there's valid evidence to support Nutt's theory, then the Misuse of Drugs act should be adjusted; and the agendas of politicians shouldn't interfere as such.

[dystopiafilm]

Stupid Whores at 0:55 they eat up all the propaganda and never question what is the real truth, this type of person is exactly what is wrong with society. - open your fucking tiny minds!

[Fennell19900]

if the government had any real evidence of the harms of cannabis, wouldnt you see more of it? surely theyd be parading it around as much as possible?

[rtsjoe]

This report was sooooo unbalanced.

[pimpint6900]

the people cant give a reason why its harmful, plus weed is not harmful i have did research you do yours!

[fordboy111591]

cannabis hahah bad for u my ass .. got hte dodctor tell them to check out ur lungs and precentange of oxygen then smoke cigarretes for 6 months then go back to the doctor do the same test angain then smoke weed for 6 months and see how much it changes it ont weed istn bad for u at all

[AMacKShockKidz]

what does she start yelling when shes talking halfway through most of her sentences

[hendrixphish420]

because she's a stupid bratty cow

[Geprodis]

He is right about riding a horse being more dangerous than using MDMA (Ecstasy). I have done both and don't want to do either again. Remember Christopher Reeve? Remember who died from Ecstasy?..oh wait..no, you don't.

[Booshibonton]

LSD isn't harmful... what the hell :/? Nor is E... what the hell D:? Marijuana? REALLY? WHAT THE FUCKING HELL!?

[legaliseme]

why do the people they interveiw give such shit opinions that girl couldnt even think of the kinds of "trouble" she and her freinds have got into as a result of doing mdma / pills, because their is none you dont hear the question because it is condescending and puts them into a position where they feel stupid if they do not agree

[rtsjoe]

@legaliseme I know - Shit interview.

[0MELON0]

fucking ridiculous he gets sacked for standing up for the truth. fucking idiots making so much money out of alcohol and tobacco.. id pay the extra tax on bud pills and acid to have them legalized!!!!

[DodgyDaveGTX]

"I think it's bad cause it'll just make more people do it"

What...?

[Booshibonton]

tell. me. abt. it.

[21Rodge]

Sack the goverment there all liers and cheats they cannot even tell give you a straight answer

[21Rodge]

Take extacy make it legal you don't see people falling around and fighting and causeing criminal damage on MDMA

[cheesus505]

Weed is practically harmless, certainly much safer than alcohol and tobacco. But yet for sitting at home watching TV and stuffing my face full of crisps, rather than staying out late and getting caught in punch ups on the streets I am a criminal? For fuck sake ... Legalize Cannabis! Peace.

[galactagoat]

Next time you need advice for anything just ask your friendly neighbourhood politician,they can mend broken legs, that hole in the gutter even, I have even heard they also do neuropsychopharmacology in their spare time!

I always thought they where all just a bunch of cheating, lying, useless, planet wrecking warmongers!

[rabbitspliff]

the e's that cause the most trouble and harm are the ones that are full of shit from dodgy dealers. if ecstasy was legal, legit companies would sell proper MDMA without the rat poison etc, in which case it would be, as nutt said, less harmful. not that i think it should be legalised, but law doesn't determine how safe or dangerous a drug actually is.

[superjames999]

wow, that was absolutely shameful reporting - 'and now we're going to ask some drunks on the street what they think'

[reallynaked]

@superjames999 ahha yeah proper idiots... "it can cause a lot of problems... it can be so dangerous.." - what? give some examples you fools!

[pjstevens666]

professor nutt spot on

[andyfoe15]

what a pile of shit, someone finally says what is really going on....and he gets shot down by a bunch of ignorent politicians who have media control over the masses.

[infernalrites]

ITV are a disgrace. Extremely biased report against science and supporting politicians. The people interviewed were clueless. Sort it out ITV you cunts. Stop warping and ruining society with these unfounded and biased reports. It's a shame that susceptible and gullible people seeing this, and will form their views based on this propaganda.

[Sloppyslapfart]

Jesus that was one of the most impartial news reports i have ever seen.

Shame on ITV for pushing their own slanted personal believes on viewers.

[cuntscab555]

i thought everyone knew alcohol was more harmful. lsd is the best therapeutic drug available and ecstasy is wonderful.

this sacking is the sign that the government have lost the plot and will lose the election

[anogramatic]

ffs! ITN stop being so biased! he's the scientist, he's done the research. he knows what he's talking about. just because you don't like the fact alcohol is more harmful than cannabis doesn't mean it's not true. The news needs to be more impartial and the government need to stop being such dictators.

[reallynaked]

Come on, reporters need to be more impartial.

This is ridiculous. Legalise drugs - then kids can't them, then they will be pure, then there will be less crime, and ultimate less DEATH!!

[pigfister]

the police have to keep them crime fighting figures high & soft drugs is the only way to meet government targets in this politically motivated policy.

in a country which starts aggressive illegal wars, do they really want to spread apathy?

[whato1986]

and now he's fired...

the government are fuckin' clowns...

[ImEuanAndIGotsSkeelz]

yeah if thats not enough of a warning sign as to where the UK is heading i dont know what is, i cant wait till the baby boomer generation is replaced in the government with the generation X'ers, the baby boomers seem to have watched too much reefer madness.

[fuckyouasshole69]

These are safe in pure form....which is hard to find on the street. We need to change the laws! Drop the cigs and grab a tab!

[kevinhd321]

shame freemasons run the country/world

[AllyH0152009]

I don't know what I think, I don't think any drugs are safe!! xxoo

[calicheSCOT]

No, but you can obviously tell that some are less safe than others can you not?

[dcjhrj]

More citizens are killed annually from police violence than die from the use of marijuana.

[corvardus]

The reporter needs a refresher due impartiality.

"dangerous drugs... and rightly so", "perceived wisdom"; then 3 anti-ecstacy teenagers and the general incredulous tones running throughout the piece were that of an opinion piece. Not what I would expect from reporting from the ITN.

[kevinhd321]

yes for once they print a story that is true,

imagine if you swapped all the pubs for coffee shops, there would be no scumbag pissheads causin shit at weekends, of course they will never legalise it because they want the country to be full of pissheads scumbags who think there hard when they've had a few drinks

[Redthreee]

What's the point asking teenagers in the street about drugs? They're not very likely to turn round and say "yeah, drugs are fucking great, I take them all the time...HI mom!"

The only reason drugs aren't legal is they make people think outside the box. The powers that be don't like that sort of thing.

[LucasSumtimes]

I love the way they ask the opinion of the six dumbest teens on the planet - "I think its bad cuz it'll just make more people do it?' The gay guy at 1:07 doesn't know whether to nod or shake his head, what a tit (lol)

Roll on the propoganda machine.

[mistaben2k]

I agree, legalise all drugs then you can control supply.

[doripanda]

I do believe everything can be decent if regulated properly, but at least recognizing that marijuana isn't as harmful as tobacco is a start x], now bring that ideal state side and we have won the war!

[ohmyfsm]

Legalise all drugs. You can't protect people from themselves.