It was most certainly a huge factor, the fact that he had access to only unregulated substances and that he felt he had to hide his use. His dream was to join the army. That was one thing he wanted to do, and he knew that having a record of substance use would have prevented that, so he very much wanted to hide that from the public eye, but also from his family, which ultimately meant that he was alone when he died.
On April 29th, 2024. See this statement in context.