While I agree that drugs such as cannabis or morphine can be status lowering, others such MDMA or LSD have a powerful one off effect and don't usually lead to addiction. So I am not sure that these drugs fall under the "gift protocol".
Where I am, on one of the many tips of Europe, the argument against drugs seems to revolve around risks, for example the potential long term effects of taking MDMA as it has been linked decreased cognitive performance, Parkinson (this later one has been disproven), etc...
Where I am, on one of the many tips of Europe, the argument against drugs seems to revolve around risks, for example the potential long term effects of taking MDMA as it has been linked decreased cognitive performance, Parkinson (this later one has been disproven), etc...