I teeter on the edge of self destruction and depression, and thus avoid any sort of narcotic like the plague. I enjoy alcohol and have been known in the past to imbibe stimulants and hallucinogens, but never, ever once so much as a qualude, much less vicoden or oxycontin. I had four wisdom teeth extracted and couldn't deal with the lortab. (A friend was kind enough to relieve me of them a month or so later though, when he rifled my med cabinet while pissing my beer during a party).

What's the difference and what makes one or the other better, Mr. Arab?

The wife and I have a gay friend with issues (don't they all) who addicted himself to oxy- was snorting it in fact- to the point he had to admit himself, but I really don't know what it's all about.