Alcohol is still the most dangerous drug

I saw this news article and was surprised to learn that deaths from alcohol misuse, not counting traffic and assault related ones, are still greater than for heroin and cocaine, even with the recent alarming increase in deaths from these later drugs.   Here’s the link to the article.

http://www.buffalonews.com/news-wire-services/americans-drinking-themselves-to-death-at-an-ever-spiraling-rate-20151223