>As far as I know, there aren’t nearly as many drug problems there as compared to the west. In Japan it seems like the prohibition/cultural disapproval of most

>As far as I know, there aren’t nearly as many drug problems there as compared to the west. In Japan it seems like the prohibition/cultural disapproval of most drugs has made addiction far worse for the legal drugs -- alcoholism and cigarette smoking are ubiquitous. And I have heard there is a thriving underground trade in amphetamines, but I have no direct experience there.