This statistic shows the results of a survey of British adults in 2018 concerning different drugs and how harmful each of them are. According to the results of the survey Heroin is seen as the most harmful drug, with 91 percent of respondents agreeing it is very harmful. Cocaine, tobacco and alcohol are all seen as being more harmful than Cannabis. Overall, caffeine is seen as the least harmful drug here, with 11 percent advising that they don't see it as harmful at all.
From what you know, how harmful do you think the following drugs are to people who regularly take them?
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YouGov. (May 30, 2018). From what you know, how harmful do you think the following drugs are to people who regularly take them? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867533/perceived-harm-of-recreational-drugs-in-britain/
YouGov. "From what you know, how harmful do you think the following drugs are to people who regularly take them?." Chart. May 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867533/perceived-harm-of-recreational-drugs-in-britain/
YouGov. (2018). From what you know, how harmful do you think the following drugs are to people who regularly take them?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867533/perceived-harm-of-recreational-drugs-in-britain/
YouGov. "From What You Know, How Harmful Do You Think The following Drugs Are to People Who Regularly Take Them?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867533/perceived-harm-of-recreational-drugs-in-britain/
YouGov, From what you know, how harmful do you think the following drugs are to people who regularly take them? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867533/perceived-harm-of-recreational-drugs-in-britain/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
From what you know, how harmful do you think the following drugs are to people who regularly take them? [Graph], YouGov, May 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/867533/perceived-harm-of-recreational-drugs-in-britain/
