Ancienat Azetc and Toltecs and others used cocoa <not in the form we know today> and chewed on coca leaves both stimulants.
Arabs did the hashish and we now have modern term Asassin
Morrows in the Philipines had their stuff,
Tribes in Somalia had Kaht.
Germans issues amphetamines <as do we calling them "Go Pills.">
Germans pioneered phsycotrophic drugs.
US and British experimented with halucinegens.
The Royal Navy issued so much beer and rum and such most of its sailors could probably classify as drunk by todays standards. And liquor was a normal ration in fighting mens ration until fairly recently.
It is documented that in WWII in the Pacific, Korea and Vietnam many attacking troops were on opium, and I would venture to guess that is the case in A-stan as well.