There has always been drug use and there always will be. Prohibition didn’t work, did it? For a generation or so, educating people about specific risks of drugs really works. There were decades where a dangerous drug was avoided by all, unto the next gen forgot the info. But humans will always seek ways to pep up, cool down, or tune out.
According to our local paper, My 1955 high school graduating class was the largest in the country. We never heard anything about drugs. I realize there was some usage but not like today. It was the 60’s punks who popularized drug usage. I don’t understand how someone can call themselves law abiding and use drugs.