IMO - it&#x27;s not the pleasure itself that is stigmatized, but the side-effects. Side effects including deteriorating health of the user, as well as the occasional resorting to immoral or even criminal means to feed the habit.<p>There&#x27;s also a whole dog-whistle aspect to the &#x27;war on drugs&#x27; (e.g. massive differences in sentences on crack vs. cocaine offences)