Can you name the top 20 most addictive drugs? by gidge

Can you name the top 20 most addictive drugs?

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Physical or psychological addictiveness in terms of the ease with which an addiction can develop and the difficulty associated with quitting despite knowledge of harm being caused to oneself & others.
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Rank	Drug	Legal Status (UK/USA) *=Prescribed
1		Legal/Legal
2		Class A/Schedule I
3		Class A/Schedule I
4		Class A/Schedule I
5		Class A/Schedule II
6		Class A/Schedule I
7		Class C/Schedule IV
8		Class B/Schedule I
9		Class B/Schedule II*
10		Legal/Legal

Rank	Drug	Legal Status (UK/USA) *=Prescribed
11		Class B/Schedule II
12		Class A/Schedule I
13		Legal/Legal
14		Class A/Schedule II
15		Class B/Schedule I*
16		Class A/Schedule I
17		Class A/Schedule I
18		Class A/Schedule I
19		Class A/Schedule I
20		Class A/Schedule I

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Top 20 most addictive drugs Quiz

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	TheGrandLuxor:	Apr 15th, 2010 at 20:09 GMT		4 points
	Not so sure about a few of these so-called "addictive" drugs

	sinatra22:	Apr 15th, 2010 at 20:34 GMT		5 points
	you should accept "meth"

	gidge:	Apr 15th, 2010 at 21:10 GMT		7 points
	These are all drugs that have been shown to cause either a psychological or physical addiction. What are you not sure about exactly? ('meth' added)

	RedSox34:	Apr 15th, 2010 at 21:36 GMT		3 points
	you should accept oxi or oxy

	Rosco:	Apr 16th, 2010 at 19:51 GMT		13 points
	Ecstasy should definitely be accepted for MDMA

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	Yersin:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 19:33 GMT		6 points
	totally agree moonburger. this list is ridiculous. methadone is a powerful synthetic opiate, and anyone who claims cannabis and lsd to be more addictive than it is talking sh*t.

	Pit_trout:	Apr 20th, 2010 at 21:24 GMT		5 points
	@moonburger: I don't know anything about the field so I can't judge whether it's shoddy or not, but the link given for source has clear references to the research it's based on...

	apeurobuff:	Apr 20th, 2010 at 22:18 GMT		0 points
	Even the US department of health says that cannabis isn't addictive (not that I'm recommending it; to each his own).

	chicagovigilante:	Apr 21st, 2010 at 07:50 GMT		-1 points
	LOL, this list sucks. First of all, some substances on this list aren't even addictive. Cannabis? LSD? Psilocybin? Come on. And does anyone really believe that oxycodone is more addictive than heroin? Heroin has twice the potency of pure morphine and the fact that most people inject it means that tolerance (and addiction) come much quicker for most people. As addicting as nicotine is, there is no way it is addictive as some of the opioids on this list. People DIE from opioid withdrawal.

	Yersin:	Apr 22nd, 2010 at 16:04 GMT		10 points
	Any list that tries to rank all the commonly used psychoactive substances in order of addictiveness is going to be unsatisfactory, because there's no way to do it objectively. There are so many differing definitions of "addiction" that personal judgment is going to have to be the deciding factor, and that's just not scientific.

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	Yersin:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 10:46 GMT		15 points
	^Since it was a substance that had an effect on the central nervous system when ingested.

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	Mr_Negative:	Apr 30th, 2010 at 17:36 GMT		7 points
	@apeurobuff From your icon I am going to assume you are more into the hallucinogens.

	sobdennis:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 19:37 GMT		0 points
	Cannibis is very addictive for those of you who don't know. good quiz

	sobdennis:	Jul 16th, 2010 at 19:40 GMT		1 point
	BTW the only drug you can die from withdrawl from is alcohol. This is from someone in the treatment field.

	Lindsay:	Jul 22nd, 2010 at 04:31 GMT		4 points
	@sobdennis: That's not true - you can also die from withdrawal from benzodiazepines (Also, that should be an alternate answer for diazepam. As should simply 'benzos')

	bmo1616:	Jul 31st, 2010 at 23:50 GMT		11 points
	Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

	ohlala8:	Aug 12th, 2010 at 21:03 GMT		4 points
	Could you maybe have a column that shows up after the answer is guessed with the common names? I've never heard of most of the clinical names, and I'm too lazy to google.

	thunderqueef:	Aug 13th, 2010 at 19:53 GMT		1 point
	It's not like the quiz maker made the list in the source. Good quiz.

	cthulhu:	Aug 13th, 2010 at 23:13 GMT		1 point
	So, weed id more addictive than opium and Vicodin? This quiz is highly inaccurate.

	gentrunner:	Dec 19th, 2010 at 02:54 GMT		3 points
	First of all, people don't die from opiate or opioid withdrawal symptoms, or any other withdrawal symptom. The death can be caused by OD or something else, but not directly from withdrawal. The only drug that can be fatal in withdrawal is ethanol - delirium tremens. But I have to agree with some of the above - the drugs are all out of order. There's no way LSD or ANY of the hallucinogens should be above any other drug on this list. You simply don't develop physical dependence to hallucinogens, and psychological dependence is almost impossible - tolerance develops too rapidly to use the drugs very often. Still a cool quiz though - would've nailed them all except I didn't expect methaqualone... does anyone even make that stuff anymore?

	OldSpider:	Jan 1st, 2011 at 14:11 GMT		2 points
	Something tells me 'gidge' doesn't give a ****.

	tapioca:	Jan 23rd, 2011 at 19:20 GMT		3 points
	Alcohol should be higher.

	GlassMoon:	Jan 28th, 2011 at 06:10 GMT		2 points
	Okay, I've done LSD and shrooms and I can tell you that as much as I want to do them again, I don't see how anyone could develop an addiction. They're just too hard to feel. Amazing, but hard. You couldn't feel that way all the time because we haven't lived like that since anyone can remember. Also, clenched muscles would drive me crazy after a bit.

	Ninja_Prawn:	Feb 12th, 2011 at 23:06 GMT		2 points
	Those of you doubting the scientific credentials of this list should check the source. It's questionable, to say the least (one commeneter claims "This entire article is straight misinformation"). The thing is 'addictiveness' is very difficult to define, and drug research has always been a political minefield. At least the quiz was well-made...

	sehh:	Feb 21st, 2011 at 02:46 GMT		0 points
	The source for this is not very reliable. I do agree with nicotine being the most addictive, but cannabis and psilocybin are not addictive. http://brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/alcohol,_tobacco,_&_other_drugs/psilocybin.php And i agree with Ninja_Prawn it is hard to get an accurate and objective measure and definition of addiction although with some of these (ie. nicotine) addiction is well documented.

	blue_strat:	Feb 22nd, 2011 at 23:00 GMT		2 points
	LSD and psilocybic mushrooms are not physically addictive (unlike methadone, which is ranked below them), and I would imagine that shorter-acting benzodiazepines like lorazapam and alprazolam would be more strongly addictive than diazepam.

	funkyskunk69:	Feb 23rd, 2011 at 05:18 GMT		1 point
	As lots of people have mentioned, this is a risible piece of misinformation. Gave me a laugh anyway... Cannabis, LSD, Psilocybin, MDMA and Amphetamines are highly enjoyable and completely unaddictive (apart from being habit-forming, in the same way as chocolate might be).

	rooskieblues:	Jun 16th, 2011 at 03:09 GMT		0 points
	Ha! Highly enjoyable and completely un-addictive (except for the fact that they're completely habit forming). Well said sir, well said. While I certainly believe that many substances can be (and are) used responsibly by a large percentage of the adult world population, it is dangerous to go around saying one group of drugs is more or less dangerous than another. lot of it depends on an individual's neurochemistry. I also take issue with Methadone being classified as a Schedule I drug in the States. Schedule I substances have been deemed as having no therapeutic value and can't be prescribed for any use. Methadone is widely prescribed. Cannabis on the other hand is still considered a Schedule I by the Feds, but several states have decriminalized small amounts with a doctor's prescription, so it is in a grey area right now.

	JBil649:	Jun 28th, 2011 at 06:53 GMT		4 points
	It's horrible to see that the most addictive drug is legal. People just love to make money no matter who they hurt :/

	Zak6009:	Dec 8th, 2012 at 00:37 GMT		1 point
	How are psychedelics "addictive"? Maybe fun for an experience, but not something people do every day.