These substances that you frequently display as horrible have vastly improved my life and millions of others for the better, and I have not touched the stuff in years! I pity anyone who lets their government tell them what to think, and doubly pity anyone who feels the need to parrot these lies and partial truths to others.
Agreed, drugs have been part of EVERY human culture trough out history. The most consumed drug nowadays is caffeine. I just think, like most things, people can abuse something that can be good in certain cases and in smaller doses.