Ten years earlier most members of a team smoked; now almost no one smoked (Tom Meschery as assistant coach had, when he visited Bill Walton at his home, felt terribly embarrassed about bringing in his pack of cigarettes; he had felt as though he were toting some kind of pistol). They might smoke some dope later; it was a relaxant, it was said not to hurt your condition. There were some of them, the wealthier ones, who used cocaine (that was a great league concern), though this Portland team was squarer than most and its use of drugs was thought to be marginal.
