From what I know of up here, the preps (probally the category I'm in) isn't the huge drug crowd. It's pretty much everyone else such as the middle kids, the whores, the 'gangsters', even the computer geeks get 'super drunk' all the time apparently. Instead of drugs, the Hicks just drink until they pass out, end up in hospital, roll their trucks, etc.
It is sick really, I'm actually quite proud to say that never once in my life have I tried, or had the urge to try, any kind of drug. Only at like weddings or other main events will I have a little to drink, and never have I gone past my limit. Say what you want, the money that would be wasted on drugs/alcohol goes to other stuff like my bike or truck. And if you say that drinking or doing drugs is done to have fun, well I'm pretty damn sure the money I use on my bike instead also ends up with a ton of fun, so really, what are the advantages of stuff like that?