I can see a possible link.

When your self esteem is low, that certainly is one motivator to use drugs.

We had a 13 year old boy get stabbed in town last week, over a $10 bag of pot. Bullying is a serious problem, and now a days, it seems to be getting worse. 30 years ago, we would get into fist fights, and the biggest thing we would sneak and do is steal a beer from our parents.

This country is going downhill fast. You have to wonder if the media ( games, shows, movies, music ) are contributing to this problem.

Kids now a days are much different.

What has changed so drastically?