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Originally Posted by blankall
Addition rates for alchohol are much less. Many peole have casual drinks but few become alcoholics. Conversely, very few people become casual heroin, crack, or meth users but don't become addicts.
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The argument for this is that Alcohol is a vastly more socially acceptable addiction, and what criminalizes those who are addicts is:
Social Stigma
Unreliability of supply
Cost
What's the difference between Johnny Depp and a guy on the DTES? One lives in a world of easy access, reliable supply and non-stigmatization of his addiction. The other has to worry about crap supply, hot shots, police round ups/beatings, robbery etc.
None of this is to say that I desire the lifestyle of a well-to-do heroin addict. If I wanted to try heroin, I could.