We do hear (literally) hundreds of stories about how drugs destroy lives. Growing up in the US, there would be nearly a yearly assembly where we were told about

We do hear (literally) hundreds of stories about how drugs destroy lives. Growing up in the US, there would be nearly a yearly assembly where we were told about (exaggerated) dangers of drugs. One story was "a mother put her child in the oven" and other horrors. Hearing an opposing point of view is a breath of fresh air for people who are fed up with the one sidedness and hysteria. Stories distort reality. They oversimplify and hide details. Think about a parallel: pizza. People in the US are notoriously (unhealthily) overweight. Should we be hysterical about someone who says "I can eat pizza without going overboard"?