There were probably as many opium addicts in the late 1800s as there are drug addicts today. The world has always been immoral and full of vices; we have a big government because we abandoned the Constitution, not because there is more vice now.
That is highly doubtful. It was around, but held in check because of Judeo-Christian values. You will need to show me something conceret on that front. I am also suggesting to you that the abandonment of the constitution in America is primarly a moral problem, not a constitutional one. The problems in our country are far deeper than political.