For me everything after childhood seems to be the best part of life, because after you grow up you finally can make your life the way you want and if you have enough strength you can make it absolutely wonderful.
Childhood can be cool too but only if you happen to be born to a good family.
I think a big issue with this whole drug situation is that people have a very wrong idea about addiction. Addictive things are NOT universally addictive. It is actually you who make things that way to yourself. Not in the sense of conscious action, of course, but rather your inner intuitive way of adapting to the world around you.
If you think of it, drugs are always destructive so why would anyone ever need to destroy themseves? Well, if you dig deeper, you’ll discover a big existential conflict in those people that they cope with that way. By disrupting brain function, by suppressing their reasoning, they also suppress their inner conflict - and that’s what produces the positive effect. Whereas on their own, drugs are pure poisoning. That is the reason why many people just don’t like drugs.
I myself am an example. I got drunk a couple of times and contrary to what others told me about relaxation and feeling happy, i just felt poisoned (same with smoking btw). I wasn’t able to properly think and had a sensation of loosing the grip on reality which scared the shit out of me. There was no happiness, it literally felt like partially dying. Later on, my friend told me it was actually that very effect of not being able to think that she liked. It freed her of her everlasting anxiety and was the only thing that let her feel peace for a while. And I heard similar stories from many people.
So if you’re addicted to something, try to ask yourself: what do you want to suppress inside of you? And instead of suppressing it, try to resolve the conflict. Find what is missing in your life. It is most certainly something very deep and existential - not just a family and a house. Maybe you lack the feeling of the self and you fear being engulfed by the outer reality, maybe you haven’t still mentally separated from your parents (even if you’re old) and your whole inner world is mere representation and continuation of theirs. In any case, after you solve that big problem, there will be no more need in self destruction and your addiction will probably just fade away.
Italy! I like that they have kept their culture and their mentality which is so rich, diverse, profound and just overall positive. Italians are also so open and friendly!