Why are drugs and alcohol considered "bad" things?

In the U.S., The "War on Drugs", which I believe started around the time Nixon was in office, was basically was a government campaign to target drugs as bad by labeling all of the potentially bad consequences they can have. Now why would they do that?

....Well if you're curious you should research it yourself and reach your own conclusions

For some people it's because they don't like the idea of not having control over their body/letting go of their inhibitions. I know I don't.

Well i personally know that alcohol *can* turn decent people into absolute assholes which is why I don't think too highly of it. My brain just kinda associates it with bad things now (but I don't condemn people who do drink responsibly). I'm sure many others feel the same way.

Well you can still get alcohol pretty freely in the west.. Must be taxable goodies..

Like smokes.. We know they kill but it would leave a huge hole in revenue if they banned it

because they are made by satan

They are indulgences that alter the mind