Those middle class progressives sure are easy to spot. Unlike you, with your innovative counter-arguments like “homogeneous country v.s. diverse America”, “some people just wanna be addicts”, “street lifestyle”—you are a real original.
As shocking as it may be for you- yes, tons of hard drug users & addicts are fairly happy with their lifestyle and not looking to change. Especially when their prospects as sober, working class members of society making $25k a year working construction or retail or something are actually pretty boring & unsatisfying