Honey is the only extra sweetener I'm using together with milk. Sugar is never put in my tea or coffee. We have a history of diabetes in my family, I don't eat much sugar to avoid spiking my sugar levels.
It is definitely better for you to use honey and leave out sugar because sugar is not safe. With the kind of health challenges people are experiencing lately, it is far more better for you to avoid eating sugar than to compromise your health over something that have a better alternative like honey for.