Its all just homosapiens coping,

Exactly. Want to actually fight drugs? Give people something to hope for, and opportunities to do better things than constantly numb oneself with various substances to cope with a soulless nightmare society.

I notice it's a good barometer for society's health: Once all the jobs start laying off again and the costs go up and up and up and we get into some other war, everybody starts reaching for the stims to get through their jobs and the narcotics to find respite from everything else.

Just constant stress and pressure in the very air. It sucks...

Which is weird, cause I can drop drinking no problem, I'm on the nicotine train for life though, 35yo.

And those not doing nicotine are probably doing THC instead. There is a measurable negative impact of legalizing marijuana on alcohol sales

I would assume marketing is also the influence on that decision. Seemingly gen alpha seem focused on vaping instead, so times are changing - not necessarily for the better.

Yeah millennials are like the most alcoholic generation.