Far away in a land that most people don't inhabit anymore, they used to have a fishbowl on the piano in Jazz clubs in the 40's that would be full of roaches. Its been going on for along time, for better or worse and that said, drugs have been good for some and bad for others but the bottom line is that you should be able to perform without it, otherwise it's about the drugs and not the music.
David Crosby said in his autobiography that he got into it due to the boredom of waiting around to go for shows. Probably not every musician's rationale but it will serve.
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