From heart disease to liver disease to elevated cancer risks, excessive alcohol consumption can indeed be devastating to a person’s overall health. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are roughly 88,000 deaths attributable to alcohol use each year in the United States. In 2006, the CDC reported that there were 1.2 million emergency room visits and 2.7 million physician office visits due to excessive alcohol use.

Studies have also shown cannabis to be far less addictive than alcohol, and even caffeine.

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Alcohol has been found to be more lethal than many other commonly abused substances, according to a study from American Scientist. Just 10 times the recommended serving of alcohol can lead to death, while a marijuana user would have to consume 20,000 to 40,000 times the amount of THC in a joint in order to be at risk of a fatal dose, according to a 1988 ruling from the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Still, in at least 10,000 years of human consumption, there have been no documented deaths as a result of marijuana overdose.

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