I think that this chart (sourced from Figure 4) is rather telling. I changed the order to reflect the cumulative weight of each of the factors, then added in whether the study considers each item to be a harm to others, or a harm to the user.
Economic cost (CW 12·8) - others
Injury (CW 11·5) - others
Crime (CW 10·2) - others
Family adversities (CW 8·9) - others
Drug-related mortality (CW 6·4) - users
Dependence (CW 5·7) - users
Drug-specific impairment of mental functioning (CW 5·7) - users
Drug-related impairment of mental functioning (CW 5·7) - users
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I think that this chart (sourced from Figure 4) is rather telling. I changed the order to reflect the cumulative weight of each of the factors, then added in whether the study considers each item to be a harm to others, or a harm to the user.
Economic cost (CW 12·8) - others
Injury (CW 11·5) - others
Crime (CW 10·2) - others
Family adversities (CW 8·9) - others
Drug-related mortality (CW 6·4) - users
Dependence (CW 5·7) - users
Drug-specific impairment of mental functioning (CW 5·7) - users
Drug-related impairment of mental functioning (CW 5·7) - users
Drug-specific mortality (CW 5·1) - users
Loss of tangibles (CW 4·5) - users
Loss of relationships (CW 4·5) - users
Drug-specific damage (CW 4·1) - users
Drug-related damage (CW 4·1) - users
Environmental damage (CW 3·8) - others
International damage (CW 3·8) - others
Community (CW 3·2) - others