Alcohol is considered one of the more addictive drugs, when compared to LSD, cannabis, ketamine, ecstasy and all sorts of other recreational substances.
It just pales in comparison to heroin and cocaine. And meth.
I agree with you there. Although, I don't really think LSD, cannabis, ketamine, or ecstasy are addictive at all, other than being potentially habit forming, which just about anything can be.
I would just put alcohol more in the habit forming category though, maybe a bit more potential than cannabis over the very long term.
Opiates, cocaine, amphetamines, meth, benzos, and even Ambien are in another league.
It just pales in comparison to heroin and cocaine. And meth.