>it nearly created an entire country of addicts An entire country of addicts was nearly created by a Big, i'd say Huge, Business + Government Corporation - Bri

>it nearly created an entire country of addicts An entire country of addicts was nearly created by a Big, i'd say Huge, Business + Government Corporation - Britain's East India Company. These and other addictive substances have existed through the history of human species. They become a huge problem only when big money and/or big power gets involved. >Vicodin (another form of heroin) is legal, yet there is still a black market for it. that your statement doesn't make sense - Vicodin is legal for prescribed purposes. People having Vicodin prescription don't buy it at black market. Vicodin is illegal for all other situations, and in these situations people go to black market.