I’ve had similar experiences and I’m excited about the possibilities.
The stigma might take a while to go away for some people who have been so conditioned that “drugs” are for “burnouts” and “frying brains”, but there is real work being done in the space by compassionate and very smart people.
I’m sure it’s a growing field elsewhere too.
1) if a drug is inherently harmful, its (ab)users will not be able to reach any influential position in society, and the stigma will stay
2) if a drug is not inherently harmful, a certain percentage of its users will reach influential positions and thus remove the stigma by being the proof of its harmlessness
For some drugs, like meth and heroin, 2) will most likely never happen. Those drugs are very hard to control and have a tendency to take over users' lives, rendering everything else in their lives irrelevant.
For other drugs, like marijuana, we are already seeing 2) happening in many countries around the world, including USA and European Union.
Its just they have abuse potential, especially opioid’s, and that is why you have to be careful about it.
Its the entire schedule 1 bullshit that prevents usage of some, and those are political.
https://psmag.com/social-justice/the-many-surprising-health-...
Even asking for D-amphetamine (superior to Adderall imo, because Adderall contains L-amphetamine which has unpleasant physical effects) is already a tall order. I've read of doctors getting "flagged" for prescribing it.
It is far more powerful, and cheaper, and prevents sleep - that is the most dangerous. The tendency to re-dose is high enough to be difficult for low-willpower people to not succumb to.
Heroin, opiates, and opoids, can also be used with a relatively decent risk-profile. The potential for addiction is higher, once tolerance is established.
Xanax makes meth and heroin look like kid's toys.
Don't take Xanax except for when you genuinely feel like you may hurt yourself.