I don't have much of a view on what other people should do with themselves or how drugs ought to be controlled, I just wanted to throw out this fact I had seen

I don't have much of a view on what other people should do with themselves or how drugs ought to be controlled, I just wanted to throw out this fact I had seen before. An estimated 65% of people who inject heroin don't develop an addiction compared to only 20% of cigarette smokers [1]. I wouldn't bet my life on these exact numbers but everything I've read suggests that occasional heroin users exist [2] and may exist in similar proportions to occasional smokers. You mentioned cigars, which might be different, but the original article is primarily about cigarettes. Again, I'm not endorsing anyone smoking or using heroin, nor any particular policy. I'm just bringing up some findings that contradict the idea that responsible use of heroin is much less likely than responsible smoking. [1] https://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/08/whats-the-most-addictive-drug/ https://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/08/whats-the-most-addictive-... [2] https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/02/27/health/functioning-heroin-addicts/index.html https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/02/27/health/functioning-heroin...