There’s another explanation: the author of this cockamamie story is a moron.
“... Shanon, who said he himself has dabbled with such substances.” The boy needs to put the pipe down and step away from the laptop long enough to ... FEAR GOD ... For it is the beginning of wisdom and this sad sack appears to need a mega dose of smarten up before he gets a severe case of ‘whupass’ unleashed on him..