I believe that Meth (Methamphetamine) is the most dangerous drug as it is cheap and thus readily accessible to people everywhere and once taken, it lasts much longer in the system than many other drugs. It doesn't kill immediately, but takes an extreme physical and mental toll on its users as Meth basically rots people's bodies - teeth, skin, face and also the insides, increases risks of liver and kidney failure, heart attacks, and several breathing problems. Also the bingeing of this durg has been proved to increase the risk of acquiring Parkinson's disease.
Along with being cheap and accessible (much due to clandestine labs and "meth cooks" who learned how to produce meth from household items), it is one of the very few drugs which can be taken in numerous ways - in alcohol or water or any other liquid, cigarettes, orally, in powder form and many more. A survey done in the US in 2009 found 1.2 million to have abused the drug, 1.2% of students in Grade 9, 1.6% in Grade 10 and close to 1% in Grade 11 and 12, which clearly shows the availability of this drug is much much more than other stimulants, making it one of the most dangerous.
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