You don't need to find your kicks in life damaging ways when life is its own fulfilment. It's not all the same It is not true that all forms of meditation are equally effective. Any form of meditation other than TM involves some degree of concentration or contemplation. Concentration involves making an effort, and making an effort disallows the settling down of mind and body. Only TM involves no effort at all.
Contemplative meditations keep the mind involved in the process of thinking.
Transcendental Meditation systematically takes the awareness beyond thought to a field of energy and intelligence that revitalises the mind. TM gives you the reality of a fulfilled life, not a fantasy of it. Every action you perform is the result of some mental activity. The variegated display of action and reaction that we see in the world is nothing other than a reflection of the more subtle inner world of thought. If the thinking process is working at top efficiency, activity is smoother and better directed.