> They didn't drink or do drugs or consider themselves victims, and it didn't help one bit. Not doing those things didn't enable them to get ahead far enough t

> They didn't drink or do drugs or consider themselves victims, and it didn't help one bit. Not doing those things didn't enable them to get ahead far enough to not have to both work two jobs. But drinking or doing drugs would have hurt compared to not doing them. So would feeling like a victim.