Addicts are going to get fucked up on whatever they can find. If they can&#x27;t find opiates or whatever, they&#x27;re going to get fucked up on cough syrup, or booze or huffing paint or whatever.<p>In general, though, addicts don&#x27;t necessarily go straight to the hard stuff or inevitably to the hard stuff, if other options are available. Prohibition actually encourages people to go to the hardest purest forms, though.<p>When you&#x27;re moving around contraband, you want the most expensive high you can get in the smallest volume. It&#x27;s easier to move around heroin or crack than something like codeine or coca wine, so that&#x27;s what&#x27;s going to be available on the street.