I think that’s a fair assessment regardless of the circumstances ?
We buried our good friend last year as well. Hard working guy. Was a drinker in HS like all of us and smoked some weed here and there. He was a successful electrician. Had his own business, and had a family. Left 2 young daughters behind.
Injured his back working on one of his rental properties. Got prescribed an opioid med and got hooked, and then apparently turned to heroin when they no longer would fill his prescription. No one had a clue he was even doing this until it was too late. His 7 year old daughter found him unconscious. Horrible, horrible stuff.