[WaveThatFlag]

Nonsense. This country has, if I recall correctly, about 100 million alcohol users vs. 1 million heroin users; even if heroin use quadrupled after relegalization (and I know of no reason to think it would), the numerical disparity would still make alcohol the #1 troublemaker.

Nonsense yourself. An exponentially higher percentage of heroin users be come addicted in a very VERY short period of time.

[MrLeRoy]

An exponentially higher percentage of heroin users be come addicted in a very VERY short period of time.

According to figures cited by the Institute of Medicine, of all people who have ever used alcohol, 15% became dependent, whereas the comparable figure for heroin is 23%---substantially higher but not "exponentially" so. And I know of no evidence to support your "period of time" claim.