One last time. This post was created to illuminate how hypocritical it is that alcohol is legal, considering that it is ranked highest on the collective damage it does.

Finally. Most people do not consider alcohol to be a *drug* in the same breath as heroin or cocaine, and that's why there is always a distinction and people always say "Drugs *AND* Alcohol".

The distinction is present everywhere you look:

http://ncadd.org/for-the-media/alcohol-a-drug-information

http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/

-Why ins't "Alcohol" under "Drugs" ?