is it a war?
seems more a choice that people start using, and keep choosing to use til they lose control.
lots of addictive stuff in this world and we each make choices.
Illegal drugs ARE a choice. And people are not born "good" we all are born with a penchant for evil and self serving behavior. Thats where Jesus stepped in and set people and the temple straight. they hated him for freeing people from societies "norms". Telling people to look out and up at themselves, to be better and care more about others than themselves.
the temple leaders cant have that stuff getting out and taking their pious high positions away. nope.