I posted stats about alcohol because it is not good, either. I do not suggest that heroin is better. I think it should, without doubt, be used in hospitals for terminally ill people. I have seen four people--three men and one woman--die while having to tolerate pain that was barely lessened by morphine. The 'we don't use it because people might get addicted' crap doesn't apply in that situation. Anyone who has ever tried heroin will tell you how 'good' it is. There are many drugs like that. H is one of 'em.