I&#x27;m speaking out of my ass here:<p>1. What is the lesson to be learned?<p>I believe that the lesson to be learned isn&#x27;t that drug use makes you better or worse. It&#x27;s that people of all walks of life abuse drugs. Even people who are very successful. Despite the immense power of drugs. It is still the person, not the drug that determiness a person&#x27;s life. Aaron Sorkin is a crack head. He&#x27;s starring in that new Steve Jobs film, but has also worked on such successes as West Wing and The Social Network. Does crack make you successful? No.<p>2. All I&#x27;ve seen in drug users is wreckage and death. Maybe I haven&#x27;t seen the whole picture.<p>Drug use is rampant in the United States. It&#x27;s just hidden or is not considered drug use because a prescription is involved. Remember how out in the open alcoholism used to be? (Think Mad Men. Or talk to a grandparent about how things used to be.) Alcoholism didn&#x27;t just go away. People just started keeping it to themselves.<p>3. Is there an upside to drug use? If there was a safe performance pill maybe I would try it.<p>Amephatimes, Speed, Aderall. All the same drug. All abused across the country by college kids. I really don&#x27;t know what the long term dangers of amphetamines are. Not only college kids are abusing them, that&#x27;s just where it&#x27;s most obvious. People use them as smart pills. They apparently allow you to focus on working and studying for hours.<p>In closing, I think being smart and talented can also come with sadness and other mental issues. Sometimes drug use is a way for talented people to self-medicate. The talent and potential is still there. It&#x27;s comes down to the individual whether drug use will inhibit them from their goals.