Edgar Allen Poe
Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and morphine in varous forms ALL were pretty much in common use in the 17-1800s..
It really only gets to be HUGE issue once the government takes it away, says it’s bad and gives control of it over to the criminals.
not to say any are “good” for you. But...
What would happen if tomorrow they took all the caffiene away? Said it’s bad for you, and the cartels suddenly took control?
And a few years from then, all looked back and said “can you believe these people drank ALL that coffee/ Soda/ etc? Fiends!!!