I have to agree. When and where I grew up, a drug user was considered a low-life, a loser, a degenerate and someone to shun. Today, he's considered a role model.
If the War on Drugs were stopped today, the allure of a heroine addict, cocaine user or crack-head would be about the same as the drunken derelect found laying face down in his own puke. Reality is a harsh mistress.