Westerners seem to have built up some resistance and tolerance to drugs and alcohol now. I know many high functioning people who have quit, or atleast can hold their booze and drugs. Many people I know have "been there done that" yet pull themselves together and look after their kids or job etc...
Maybe something in our culture acts as a failsafe of sorts? Our work ethic combined with a sense of atleast some responsibility. I knew many alcoholics that would scrape their shit together enough to show up at work and function for their family.
When I was in university like a decade ago, the Chinese students were the hardest workers. So crazy how quickly their culture changed.
Westerners seem to have built up some resistance and tolerance to drugs and alcohol now. I know many high functioning people who have quit, or atleast can hold their booze and drugs. Many people I know have "been there done that" yet pull themselves together and look after their kids or job etc...
Maybe something in our culture acts as a failsafe of sorts? Our work ethic combined with a sense of atleast some responsibility. I knew many alcoholics that would scrape their shit together enough to show up at work and function for their family.