The rise of drug use is really just a symptom of an ever increasing unhappy population. We are being worked harder, faster & expected to give more even when there's nothing left. Allot of people either break down and / or turn to drugs to cope. For some it's illicit drugs, for other its pain killers, anti-depressants or benzos. Antidepressants for me but in the long run they did far more damage than i could ever have imagined. White collar drug use is much larger than what most people realize. The a-typical drug user is now your pressed shirt, clean iron pants smiling professional.
