Most cocaine use is infrequent and short term. People who take it usually only take it occasionally, and usually for only a short period of their lives. Yes, it is really quite addictive, objectively, but even so within that context that’s how it goes for most. Other than meth and heroin, this is most drug users’ experience of most drugs.
So if Hollywood and TV are now showing things more in line with lived experience, is that so wrong?