What I'm trying to convey is a metaphorical association that describes moderation and overdoing it. I'm thinking about the articles I've read about college professors who are openly high functioning heroin users, for example.

Every recreational drug has different kinds of users: social drinkers vs abusive alcoholics, people who microdose LSD or mushrooms vs people who spend time in psych wards, people who smoke week to relax vs people who go all-in on slacker lifestyle. And perhaps the best for last: people who occasionally use cocaine as a stimulant vs whatever scene you want to quote from Wolf of Wall Street.

I am personally convinced that there are positive use cases and negative use cases, and it usually comes down to how much and how responsible they are.