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Somewhat interestingly/surprisingly, heroin is in the same ballpark of addictiveness as alcohol, as measured by the percent of people who use it 1+ times outsid
by anythingnonidin 9y ago
Somewhat interestingly/surprisingly, heroin is in the same ballpark of addictiveness as alcohol, as measured by the percent of people who use it 1+ times outside of a medical setting who end up becoming dependent.
Alcohol: 15-23%
Heroin: 23%
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21145178 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21145178