Which addiction is better, drugs or alcohol?
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Which addiction is better, drugs or alcohol?
Alcohol is more prevalent, certainly. Heroin addiction is harder to overcome. Alcohol is legal, quality controlled, socially accepted. Heroin is illegal, manufactured god-knows-where, handled by god-knows-who, and mixed with god-knows what. That said, heroin generally only poses a threat to the user from its use alone, while an alcoholic can get drunk, start the car, and put everyone between him and his house at risk. More people lose their lives to alcohol— and because of alcohol— every year than heroin users. Certainly, more crime is associated with heroin, related to production, distribution, etc. Alcoholism wreaks havoc on families emotionally and financially. Heroin addiction is the most difficult to overcome, alcohol withdrawal can be fatal.
I can only speak for my experience. I found drugs was worse for me because I was so physically addicted and the withdrawal was horrendous. I was strung out for a while. That being said, alcohol made me do things that heroin never did. I think that someone can get drunk once or twice and fuck up their lives by actions done while drinking. Do drug a couple of times and you just are high. Since heroin and the likes are street drugs and there is no quality control, one could overdose too.