when I was growing up, marijuana, grog, and heroin were all we knew about, and then speed and acid, coke... pretty simple really.
When people ask me what its like getting older, my first thought is that the drugs just keep on getting better and better!
But seriously, I would (or wouldn't) like to know how much I have spent in my nearly half century on drugs, or more specifically how much more financially better off I would be if the money spent on drugs in my younger days had of been invested in my future.
Not that I would probably change anything, given the chance, I have had some grand experiences, and met some awesome folk along the trail...Or maybe I would change some things... perhaps not have smoked s much weed, I don't think it fucked me up too much, but I did use to prioritise it a bit more than was healthy. Fortunately, so far I have managed to stay clear of long term addiction, (except for a reasonable skirmish with GBL, which grabbed me by the balls for a while),
However, I am not living in a cardboard box, I have a well paid job, and whilst I am not the most productive member of society, I do give back my fair share and then some.
My biggest regret, I think was starting to smoke tobacco.