Right. Which is exactly my point: Legislating the use of the substance is dealing the the symptom of the problem, because one person can try heroin and decide it isn't for them, and another can get instantly addicted. Whether it is legal or not has zero effect on that. And, it turns out that when you just legalize everything, MUCH of the attraction of it goes away. (See: Portugal, Amsterdam, etc.) The illicit nature holds much of the initial appeal to throw caution to the wind, and try it out. Especially for people in the heady invincibility of youth. Once you focus on the actual problem - why someone thinks it's a good idea to start taking mind-altering substances in the first place - then you get down to societal issues that need to be addressed through legislation and community programs, etc. The substance abuse is simply a symptom of other problems. So legislating the use of a substance is never going to stop people from using it, and will always provide an easy market for n'er-do-well's to exploit. Except different substances react with the body differently..