I don't think the Hopkins founder is a great example here. He did have some impressive accomplishments, but at least according to this article [1], you couldn't

I don't think the Hopkins founder is a great example here. He did have some impressive accomplishments, but at least according to this article [1], you couldn't call him functional in the same way a daily coffee or wine drinker is functional. A modern-day Halsted would be fired from any hospital, even if cocaine and recreational morphine were legal. I know there's more to your argument than "Halsted did it so it must be ok", but I think this is a useful point. [1]: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/health/27zuger.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/health/27zuger.html?_r=0