Words simply fail me-

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

And, there are no "less addictive" substances except maybe pot - and that's another discussion.

Your husband brought up the least addictive of the lot - hallucinagens. Shrooms and LSD are far less addictive than pot, which is far less addictive than coke or heroin. Yes, one can be addicted to any drug the same way you can be a sex addict or a gambling addict (and these are serious addictions that destroy lives) but there is a difference between that and chemical addiction.

That clock is so horrifying. All that money that could build schools....down the drain. The war on drugs isn't even working, how can they continue it?

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Your husband brought up the least addictive of the lot - hallucinagens. Shrooms and LSD are far less addictive than pot, which is far less addictive than coke or heroin.

With hallucinagens, and even with pot, I would say that it isn't the substance that is addicting, but rather the experience. If you don't have a good experience, you aren't going to continue using. If you do have a pleasurable experience, you may continue but not because there is a chemical compelling you to.

I've known plenty of people that tried pot, didn't like it, and didn't do it anymore. There is no physical withdrawal to stopping. Cigarettes, however... Or alcohol, heroin, etc. I know people that knew they were killing themselves with alcohol, but just couldn't stop. They weren't enjoying themselves any more and yet they continued.

I know I'm just restating what others have said more elequently but it is an important difference in the types of addiction and worth repeating, IMO.