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As to whether or not philosophical speculation and partying are mutually exclusive, I have found in my own experience of focused awareness that the mind is able to focus on one thing only in any instant. As it is my preference, I inevitably choose philosophical speculation.
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There are at least a couple areas of disagreement that I might have with this, although it is somewhat difficult to know for sure because your comment here is so cursory.
1. It is not the case that every use of a drug is an instance of "partying". Or in other words, drug use behavior is not entirely a subset of partying behavior. Just as there are types of partying behavior that are not drug use, there are also types of drug use behavior that are not partying. So these two sets are partially overlapping but not coincident, and neither contains the other.
2. While it is true that focussed concentration simultaneously on two activities is difficult (though not impossible) this fact is not necessarily relevant to the question of whether a person can engage in philosophical thought while under the influence of a drug. This is because the state of being under the influence of a drug does not necessarly require any conscious activity at all, let alone focussed conscious activity that might distract from philosophical speculation.