We tend to go to experts, to those who are successful in a particular enterprise when we want advice or insight.
Why do we go to those who are unsuccessful when we want insight on the use of drugs? Success stories abound surrounding the use of Lsd. Jobs and Wozniack used Lsd, world renowned writers and theologians and philosophers used psychoactive chemicals. The inventor of Lsd used it occasionally, as did other chemists, all highly successful, balanced and rational people, and yet we persist in collecting only information and stories from those who have failed in their use of such h substances, why is that?