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I don't have any evidence of the trend, but Opiates are much more addictive than Marijuana in general.

• rwmj 11y ago
  Would you start to use heroin if it were legal? In 1955, the UK had 48 registered heroin addicts [source 1]. Today it's a lot more -- 33,000 seems to be a reasonable figure [source 2]. The UK prescribed heroin to addicts in the 1950s. But those are just two numbers, you really need good evidence before claiming that regulating heroin, possibly by prescribing it through doctors, would necessarily increase the number of addicts. "Opiates are much more addictive" is a true statement, but not evidence of that. [1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4647018.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4647018.stm [2] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27235470 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27235470
  • mason240 11y ago
    I know many people who would.
  • knowaveragejoe 11y ago
    I don't know for sure. All I know is that you will almost definitely have a great time on opiates your first time, and it won't seem like a problem to do them again. It's a slippery slope for many from there, most people have poor self control when it comes to something like this.