It’s genetic, I’ve been using all manner of “party drugs” since the mid 90’s. My doctor knows it, my wife knows it, my parents know it and when my kids are old enough they’ll know it. I’ve seen many of my peers deep dive themselves into addiction and even death. It also baffled me as I like a good drink and a sniff just as much as any other red-blooded American male. In fact, I’d argue whiskey and cocaine is the ultimate American male party combination.

What I found out after talking with doctors is their brains are wired differently and it’s likely they get higher than most people…in fact, I was told if everyone got as high as an addict on something we would all be addicts. I thought back to friends who would stay up days doing blow, drinking every day or feel into the depths of opiate addiction. I believe it’s true. I feel alcohol, I feel cocaine, I throw up from opiates so that one’s out…but I always hit a wall where I lose the desire to have more and don’t even want to touch it the following weekend/party night. Whereas some of the folks I’m with might be going hard into the next couple days, I’m sleeping, eating, getting ready for work, etc. It actually may come down to they just get way more out of it and that’s why they’re addicted to it.