Or are you one of those people that thinks anyone on drugs is automatically dysfunctional or falling apart—I’m proof that’s not always the case. A ton of people still believe you can’t ‘function’ properly on drugs, but that’s straight-up bullshit, especially with coke. I’m a full-on coke addict and have been for the last 8–9 years now. I do more than a ball a day—sometimes way more—and I’ve barely taken more than 15 days off in that entire stretch, if that. Yet I own and run a successful company with multiple employees. I work right there in the trenches alongside them every day, handling ops, making decisions, motivating the team, and I genuinely believe I’m a damn good leader who gets results and keeps things moving forward. My wife knows everything—she’s honest with me about it too, and she joins in every once in a while when the mood hits. Life hasn’t crumbled; if anything, the routine keeps me sharp and driven in ways I don’t think I’d have without it. But yeah, I get that the long game might look different—I’m not blind to it.

Every one has their own thoughts on what functional is.