I have similar views on this subject...
Popping drugs seems so normal today (especially in the US it seems)...
Want to get more energy? Pop a pill
Want to get more focused? Pop a pill
Want to get an erection? Pop a pill
Want to get bigger muscle? Pop a pill
Want to combat the side effects of some of the pills you are taking? Pop some pills..
Want to lose fat? Pop a pill
Want to get high and have fun tonight? Pop a pill..
Cant sleep after a hard day of taking pills and working hard? Pop a pill..
Want to chill out? Want to get over your ex? Pop a pill..
When does it stop?
How did it come to this?
Who's to blame? Big pharma? Lawmakers? Bad parenting? An overly materialistic/superficial culture?
Probably all the above..
I was in Mexico when one of the steroid vet labs came out with Ketamine (was it from Quality vet? I dont remember).
I remember seeing it on the shelf inside a vet store and thinking: Why the hell did they come up with something to make dogs fall asleep...