smoking and drinking are common themes of the movie as both bands smoke and drink many times throughout
the band MINOR THREAT is known because they DONT smoke or drink, and discourage it
one of the boys is always poor because he spends his money on cigerettes and beer (implying he is an alcoholic)
several underage kids are shown smoking and being drunk
the group interviews a man is either high or drunk or both and he rambles on drunkenly about the two bands