You might have a point.
Of the 4 Dr Pepper drinkers I know or knew, 2 are dead.
One year everyone I knew that died was age 47.
Beware of age 47, it is a killer!
Retirees would be excepted, as being closer to the Grim Reaper, they're less likely to use illegal substances. (And much less likely to give illegal substances to those who shouldn't handle it).
Willie Nelson will probably keep on with the stuff, and exit early. :(