Don't senior citizens realize that drugs will destroy their future?
I'll just use your remark as a springboard to elaborate. : )
The mother of a close friend of mine became addicted to Valium back in the days when they used to prescribe it like candy. This poor woman cannot live without anti-anxiety meds now. Her family considered trying to help her get off of them, but it seemed ridiculous to put her through the withdrawal; I've seen her take one and an hour later beg her nurse for another.
I wonder if they would arrest her if she tried to get some illegally. She's something like 85 years-old.