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/^t/To sum up, drugs have been present in certain cultures for centuries, both as a means of relaxation and a source of mistical experience. Thus, they have been used deliberately and with restraint. The West culture was the last to get the access to drugs. Maybe that is why it has not only broadened the uses of drugs, in fact, trivializing the role of them, but also, it still has not learnt to use it properly, without side-effect like addiction and abuse. And probably, without the wisdom of generation to come, it will never happen.