I dunno, the guy I know people would have called hopeless... he's about 50, married, sober for over 5 years. Daughter just had a baby within a month of him (his wife) having a baby, so his daughter and grandaughter will be the same age.
Well, he kicked a heroin addiction...my hat is off to him. There but for the grace of God go I.
Looks like lots of us on this thread have grown up around drugs - and marijuana. Looks like lots of us have "fed our heads." I certainly have.
Just goes to show you, us old hippies can clean up good - and be a productive part of society, if not the wiser for our little experimentations.