[mam2]

Because heroin is a poison, and the whole "i do what i want with my body" hides the fact that young adult often will just try random stuff just because its available and / or their friends do it. Its not 100% rational free will.

[sixQuarks]

This is a terrible reason for making something illegal. Alcohol is just as bad, why not just introduce age limits like alcohol?

[tartoran]

I think heroin has much higher dangers and usually the accidenal deaths are very swift and come from nowhere. Alcohol on the other hand kills a lot more people but because it does so slowly they have higher chance to pick themselves up, go to detox, AA, etc

[mam2]

This is an absolutetly 100% valid reason, if not the best reason, to make a substance illegal. 90% who try get addicted, so better keep people, especially young ones, far from it.

> why not just introduce age limits like alcohol

Because they don't work..

[sixQuarks]

Where did you get your 90% addiction figure from? If you're going to argue your side, then at least cite correct information.

On the high side, only 30% of people who try heroin get addicted https://www.livescience.com/62701-odds-of-heroin-dependency....

Nicotine has a higher addiction rate