Drugs: The new candy?

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I was just having a conversation with a friend of mine who told a tale of going to a candy store today in downtown Minneapolis. He stated that he went there while on his lunch break and proceeded to purchase copious amounts of candy. It was the tale of the kid in a candy store. However, he's no kid. He's in his mid twentys and after having a few pieces he began to give it away to his co-workers as he no longer desired it and had zero interest in having it in his possession. This got me to thinking.
I remember that when I was younger and I couldn't be in a gas station, grocery store, or anywhere that sold candy without buying or wanting to buy candy. I can't remember exactly when I stopped buying and eating it, but I haven't been doing it so for quite some time now. I wondered why that is. Why don't I anymore? The candy still tastes just as good as it did then. It still costs about the same amount. Why do I not desire it these days? There's only one conclusion I can come to. Drugs are the new candy.
Which or what type of drug may vary. For me it's nicotine. I love to smoke. I love it. And thinking back I can vaguely see a correlation between the time I started smoking and the time I stopped eating candy. To further support this theory, although I admit the figures are quite skewed, a vast number of children enjoy candy as to where adults enjoy smoking, drinking alcohol, etc. Yes, these drugs are readily available to adults and not to children. However, candy is readily available to adults and as a whole I believe they intake far less amounts of candy as they do drugs. Further more, I believe even if they do still enjoy and consume candy they do it far less than they did as children. Are we just replacing on fix with another as we get older? Are drugs the new candy?