It depends on how we define “dangerous” and whether we mean legal , illegal or Prescription drugs. Most dangerous drugs are the one that do the most damage, mentally,physically,and socially. In terms of most dangerous drugs , Alcohol, heroin, and crack cocaine topped the chart.
Alcohol, tobacco, and prescription painkillers are likely deadlier than other drugs because they are legal, so comparing their aggregate effects to illegal drugs is difficult. Some drugs are very harmful to individuals, but they’re so rarely used that they may not be a major public health threat. A few drugs are enormously dangerous in the short term but not so much the long term (heroin), or vice versa (tobacco). And looking at deaths or other harms caused by certain drugs doesn’t always account for substances, such as prescription medications, that are often mixed with others, making them more deadly or harmful than they would be alone
Some Of The Most Dangerous (Prescription) Drugs According To report Published In Healthgrove Website .Using data from the Food and Drug Administration, HealthGrove looked at the following drugs that are involved in the highest number of adverse reactions and ranked them by the percent of these reactions classified as serious.
(1)Cyclophosphamide
Number of Serious Reactions: 33,128
Percent of Reactions That Were Serious: 97%
Total Number of Reported Reactions: 34,076
Brand Names: Cytoxan, Cytoxan Lyophilized
Therapeutic Class: Antineoplastic Agent
(2)Prednisolone
Number of Serious Reactions: 42,323
Therapeutic Class: Endocrine-Metabolic Agent
Percent of Reactions That Were Serious: 96%
Brand Names: Bubbli-Pred, Cotolone, Flo-Pred, Millipred, Millipred Dp, Orapred, Orapred Odt, Pediapred, Prelone, Veripred 20, Pms-Prednisolone
(3)Bevacizumab
Number of Serious Reactions: 39,957
Percent of Reactions That Were Serious: 96%
Total Number of Reported Reactions: 41,281
Brand Names: Avastin
Therapeutic Class: Immunological Agent
(4)Rituximab
Number of Serious Reactions: 30,014
Percent of Reactions That Were Serious: 96%
Total Number of Reported Reactions: 31,157
Brand Names: Rituxan
Therapeutic Class: Antineoplastic Agent
(5)Clozapine
Number of Serious Reactions: 29,470
Percent of Reactions That Were Serious: 95%
Therapeutic Class: Antipsychotic
Brand Names: Clozaril, Fazaclo, Versacloz
Total Number of Reported Reactions: 30,914
(6) Dexamethasone
Number of Serious Reactions: 38,966
Percent of Reactions That Were Serious: 93%
Therapeutic Class: Endocrine-Metabolic Agent
Brand Names: Baycadron Elixer, Decadron, Dekpak 13 Day Taperpak, Dexamethasone Intensol, Dexpak, Dexpak 10 Day Taperpak, Dexpak Jr, Zema-Pak
(7)Zoledronic Acid
Number of Serious Reactions: 35,581
Percent of Reactions That Were Serious: 93%
Total Number of Reported Reactions: 38,016
Brand Names: Reclast, Zometa
Therapeutic Class: Calcium Regulator
(8)Tacrolimus
Number of Serious Reactions: 27,964
Percent of Reactions That Were Serious: 92%
Therapeutic Class: Antipsoriatic
Brand Names: Protopic
(9)Infliximab
Number of Serious Reactions: 68,167
Percent of Reactions That Were Serious: 91%
Therapeutic Class: Immunological Agent
Total Number of Reported Reactions: 74,738
Brand Names: Remicade
(10)Metoclopramide
Total Number of Reported Reactions: 35,623
Number of Serious Reactions: 32,757
Therapeutic Class: Antiemetic
Percent of Reactions That Were Serious: 91%
Brand Names: Metozolv Odt, Reglan
A group Of Researchers In The UK published a Report in The Lancet ,Regarding Drugs ,In term of deadliness,chance of dependence and behavioural changes Such As voilence ,And Losses In Economic Productivity.
(1)Alcohol
(2)Heroin
(3)Crack Cocaine
(4)Methamphetamine
(5)Cocaine
(6)Tobbaco
(7)Amphetamine
(8)Marijuana
(9)GHB
(10)Bezodiazepine
(11)Ketamine
(12)Methadone
(13)Mephedrone
(14)Butane
(15)Anabolic Steroids
(16)Khat
(17)Ecsatasy
(18)LSD
(19)Buprenorphine
(20)Mushrooms