Alcohol named NZ's most harmful drug by university research paper

The results of a new Otago University study comparing the harm caused by different drugs have been released. Here's the breakdown by drug:

This is the original paper in the Journal of Psychopharmacology: The New Zealand drug harms ranking study: A multi-criteria decision analysis

Other coverage:

• 1News: Most harmful drugs in New Zealand ranked
• Daily Mail: The most harmful legal and illegal drugs are revealed in groundbreaking new research - and the results will shock you
• Otago University press release in NZ Doctor: Alcohol causes more harm than meth and other illegal drugs – study