Metalmilitia, i think that's the only redeeming feature of the pharmaceutical industry -- that they can protect us from our own abusive tendencies since they are essentially rationing out drugs.
Pills are still unsafe and easily abusable, though. I'm not sure of the statistics exactly but I'm almost positive there are more deaths and addictions resulting from legal drugs than there are from illegal drugs. Whether that's misleading because there are a lot more people doing legal drugs than illegal drugs.. though
I wouldn't be surprised if the rate of addiction and resulting deaths is along the same lines, though.