Is it just a matter of degrees though? Lots of people have ruined lives (sometimes ended lives) due to alcohol as well. We expect people to use alcohol responsi

Is it just a matter of degrees though? Lots of people have ruined lives (sometimes ended lives) due to alcohol as well. We expect people to use alcohol responsibly, and there is social stigma and other consequences when it's not used responsibly. But we accept that people are free to choose to use alcohol if they want to. Why don't we have the same attitude towards other drugs?