honestly it IS. and it always has been...

it's no big deal where i grew up and most people that do it recreational are functioning (Dr...Laywers etc)... moderation is key. i gave it up a few years ago tho..
Moderation is easy to do when your young, and have no responsibilities, but that changes the older you get, and the weaker your body gets. Why do you think most people who become addicted to drugs always say it was something major that happened to them that was the turning point of them becoming addicts or they just got older and it became an everyday thing?.
Young people now tend to be narcissist so they think they can't be touched with the negative effects these drugs, and the choices they make, effecting them, BUT this is far from the truth. In 2014, you are going to start seeing A LOT of young people go into religion/be ultra conservative or become hardcore drug, sex, or alcohol addicts to cope with how hard life is when you are an adult, or their bodies will be so low in receptors that life will be so boring without the drugs because they NEED the drug to get their receptors to do their job. Processed drugs are not a joke, and WILL get you. Some are just slower then others BUT they will still get you because of their nature. They are pure substances without anything else to help keep balance in the body, and they are STRONG. The human body isn't made to ingest things like this. It also gets you to make poor choices which is how a lot of people who use hard drugs tend to make choices that makes their life harder in the long run then it needs to be so it's a revolving circle. When your young, and have a big ego, no one can tell you anything, but like I say "life will teach you". Why do you think the bible states to honor your mother and father and your days will be long?. It's because they are older then you and seen things so they can guide you through life. When you don't listen you will fall prey to all the traps that are out here. Of course they don't know everything but that is why you have your senses to help you figure out what they know, and don't know, and can see yourself to figure out the rest. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER & A BIG EGO IS DEATH.
Cocaine was always seen as a problem after the 70's, and it wasn't just because of crack. It was because of what people saw happened to the users overtime. Crack just sped up the process. What happened to a cocaine user took years, while a crack user took months. Look at the movie "the boost" to see how it fukks people up, in real world terms, and the song "white lines" from Grandmaster flash & the furious five.
Some of the post in here are scary because most really don't see how they are going to be statistics. Talk to older users, and ask them how they got to the point of being addicted to cocaine or even alcohol and you will see it all started with them thinking they weren't going to be effected. I watched my friend get fukked up from it, family, and people I don't know so I can humble myself, and realize that is a fight I don't want. Herb is good enough for me, and when I want a stronger high, get some clean, full melt hash. Y'all can keep the processed lab stuff to yourself, and superman.
BTW, molly can fukk you up to when taking it like everyone is because it releases too much serotonin and people don't do what's needed to recoup what was lost and the older you get the weaker your system gets which means MAJOR DEPRESSION, and poor choice making in the long term. Again, watch all the people popping molly and partying now, turn into some sorry ass people in 2-3 years, unless they get onto a proper health regimen and restore what they lost and rewire their brains.