In general, interpolating statistics based on your personal world view is often misguided. Almost fifty percent of all Americans have tried drugs at least once

In general, interpolating statistics based on your personal world view is often misguided. Almost fifty percent of all Americans have tried drugs at least once in their lives [0], you simply won't know about it because most won't speak about it openly. Statistically you're unknowingly acquaintances with a number of people who fall into that category. To quote [1]: > By the time they’re in 12th grade, 46.6% of teens have tried illicit drugs. [0] https://www.addictionhelp.com/addiction/statistics/ https://www.addictionhelp.com/addiction/statistics/ [1] https://drugabusestatistics.org/teen-drug-use/ https://drugabusestatistics.org/teen-drug-use/