I mean the guys who are successful you mentioned, i assume they have nice jobs, families, maybe children -- the good stuff. Once shit hits the fan and they get a taste of dopesickness they will ignore all of that, the drug becomes priority #1 hell with everything else. Then they will do whatever and screw over whoever to fix the link of the chain that broke (ie, where to get them or how to pay for them, how to hide it, or whatever the problem may be) just like every other junkie. You will eventually look in their eyes and see nothing, like every other junkie. It&#x27;s a short ride from having it all to having nowhere to sleep.<p>It&#x27;s a cycle and story told time and time again. If your friends want to stay successful and keep the good stuff in their lives they should get off the shit is all i&#x27;m saying. That&#x27;s nowhere near easy to do, but it&#x27;s gotta be done or they will crash &amp; burn. Opiates don&#x27;t really cure the pain anyway, just mask it.<p>Goring had the advantage of being in a prominent position close to the leader before he got hooked and fell off. I&#x27;m sure any other lower nazi officer would&#x27;ve been cast off if they weren&#x27;t buddies with the fuhrer. He also was in the advantageous (but bad) position of being able to tell his doctor &quot;you&#x27;re going to give me this dope when i ask for it or i&#x27;m going to toss you in the fucking oven&quot;