Stipulating that an individual who is
economically successful is a "winner," it is
not unreasonable to claim that
winners don't do
drugs, they just
sell them. The
Black Market is an
inevitable human institution, as, for one reason or another, there are almost always products that the
dominant regime feels compelled to
outlaw or restrict.
Demand for such
materials/
devices/
services does not
simply go away because the
government has legislated against them, and there are always
profit-minded individuals willing to accept the
risk involved in dealing with
contraband.
Drugs are currently the targets of such
legislation, and a large number of individuals and organizations are extracting huge profits from their sale. Other than the
obvious danger presented by
law enforcement officials, the most prevalent danger to drug dealers is
personal drug use. Many
dealers enter the business in order to support their own habit. As a result the enterprise is geared toward hustling for their next
fix rather than
maximizing profits and minimizing risk, and often they manage to accomplish
exactly the opposite through willingness to deal with
untrusted individuals.
"Winners," therefore, are quite likely to
sell drugs due to the tremendous obtainable
profit margins, but are unlikely to use drugs often, if at all, in order to avoid
prosecution for their business practices. When one practices unlawful activities,
a certain level of paranoia is justifiable.
Note: The word "drugs" in the writeup above applies primarily to
"hard" drugs such as
heroin,
cocaine, and
methamphetamine.
Hey, look! There goes a nodeshell!
BLAM!
*psychotic laughter*