How is is today problem different from the drug use in the past?

Answer 1

Well this is my opinion only.

I am old and ancient and remember some of those times from way back when.

When growing up in the Hippy Era when peace and love were the main stay of the society. It was pretty much Marijuana in the scene.

A little later with the Manson Crew came along and with Charles Manson came along it seemed heavy metal came into play too and other things that changed are thinking and society and the different wars in Vietnam that we had stronger drugs then Marijuana going around. But more like cocaine and Heroine was the big thing.

Those were the three biggest things for the while.

Then we got into the late 80's and 90's and then it was mostly Crystal Meth was on the scene. We seemed to be in a society everyone was in a rush, had to keep up, had to work hard, had to have the energy, a busy society of computers and cellphones just coming on the scene then, so we had little pills to keep us going and little pills to lose the weight (big thing to be thin at no cost!) and keep our stamina going and keep us going as well. They sold them over the counter at any gas station in some states and they called them tops or Pops or uppers!

Then we still had Marijuana.

Not as much though.

Then there was later in the 2000's Black Ice, Tar and other street market drugs out there and then the date rape drug, now prescription drugs, morphine as well. Heck people can and will sell their prescription drugs to help them the rest of the month, we never had stuff like that or did stuff like that when I was growing up.

It has changed. Now it seems you can buy the more harder drugs and more of it for cheaper then a baggie of Marijuana!

Things have changed with the era and I am sure as we go along there will be more drug changes with the era and the things that are happening. But somehow Marijauna has stayed around for decades and centuries. Now we are learning it is also a cure for some things, or at least to settle some ailments down.

And now we are fighting for the legal status of Marijauna to be legal.

So as the time changes so will the drugs always. It depends on our society and I am noticing that fewer today our new generation are using the harder stuff. Some don't even want to use anything. And find that wonderful.

As I look back on the time that I grew up, I think if we were like our kids today, we may not be so brain dead today!

Answer 2

Today's drug problem is different from the past due to factors such as the rise of synthetic drugs, increased accessibility through technology, and the prevalence of potent opioids like fentanyl. Additionally, the overdose crisis and the intersection of drug use with mental health issues has further complicated the landscape of drug use today compared to the past.