Perhaps so, but that's also sad.
I knew a bloke who lost everything through his drugs habit. It's the typical story of a young, intelligent, good looking lad who was a good all-rounder in sports (cricket mainly). I was having a chat with him four years ago and thought he looked a bit of a state. He died about six months later from choking on his own puke. He was a decent bloke at heart too. Such a shame.