Involving others so there are witnesses may have saved his life, or at least more serious injuries. The driver is alive, so he at least accomplished that part.
I can understand why the guy who was addicted to coke could swing to being against any foreign substances that are injected.
He is a musician, not medically qualified in any way, and is easily duped by quack science. He also doesn't understand why laws are put in to prevent foreign interference with politics.