Why Does Society Accept Pill Addiction More Than Illegal Drug Addiction?

Question by CDs are so 2003 (iPod Guy): Why does society accept pill addiction more than illegal drug addiction?
If a person does illegal drugs they call them bums and no-good junkies, but if they pop a bunch of pills they get more sympathy and are not judged as much as people who do heroine, coke, etc. Why the double standard? Isn’t taking pills all the time more destructive then a person who smokes weed everyday or that occasionally does crack?

Best answer:

Answer by Tamino Lezard
Pills you get from the doctor aren´t as pathetic as sucking on a crack pipe and turning tricks in the parking lot at Arby´s.

Sometimes,people do need to shot down. It´s better to take sleeping pills for a few days than heroine.

As for addiction, they should take everything that´s highly addictive and damaging to health off the free market, like: Twinkies, pizza, beer, expresso, grilled cheese sandwiches, kool aid, chocolate……

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