I have a theory... people respond to the demon-energy of self-indulgence ( to whatever level they can afford) There is such a narcissistic energy out there and frankly it's weird and confusing to see restaurant employees that all look like they came straight to work from their audition to be on tv. L.A. is built on illusion and ego and when those parts of you take a horrible bruising it just becomes a population in denial. High levels of emo that feed addictions of many kinds. When I look back over a few incidences I had, and decipher them with knowledge I have now about trafficking, I say to myself " there, but for the grace of God" Close calls!