Moon,
You are reading a lot into this article. As I said it was about firm discipline and good values and not about today's or the past drug culture. It maybe insulting to some of today's parents who let their children run amok. I don't care if it is or not.
What is insulting is a 15 yr old cussing you because you accidentally bumped into them and their parent standing there with a glazed look on their face.
My kids were by no means angels and got into trouble, tried drugs and alcohol. But they did know when Mom spoke they listened. I think all my kids grew up to be adults with the values I instilled on them. And being "drug" out behind the proverbial woodshed now and then did them and me (as a kid) some good.