(February 27, 2013 at 7:39 pm)The Germans are coming Wrote: That with the alternatives I can agree on, yet this does not make it a reasonable step to legalise meth.
On heroin: Yes, in most cases the first shot causes an adiction. Many underestimate how enormously addictive substances made out of opium are.
"With regular heroin use, tolerance develops. This means the abuser must use more heroin to achieve the same intensity or effect. As higher doses are used over time, physical dependence and addiction develop. "
So, no, first use does not cause addiction.
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Science is not a subject, but a method.
