It's not the hedonistic drug the media makes it out to be or like breaking bad, but from what I've seen from most people is that when they even dabble in it they all inevitably go into using it daily and then they tend to fall apart. One of those people I've personally known who struggled with meth addiction hasn't even been able to get his life back together either even after stopping meth use. Heavy stim abuse can literally make one crazy and sometimes permanently so.. Heroin/meth can't be touched without losing something in my opinion.. they're just way too strong. Cocaine is arguably a "strong" drug, but it doesn't rank on the power of meth or heroin in terms of the grip it has on people imho. of course cocaine/crack addiction is a real thing lol. But I have known many people who have been able to keep their cocaine relationship as just a party drug kind of situation. I haven't done meth and I have no plans to lol, but I'd imagine it just feels way too euphoric even way more than cocaine. Adderall is already too strong
There also thing some people want really hard drug a would pick meth use every day than go down road shooting up Heroin every day. But I think it comes down to the person.
So Heroin is normally view in media as the taboo being the Junkie drug and meth taboo being lesser evil being addict drug.