Not too late in America, dammit! Lots of people have recreated, started a new, changed their career or lifestyle choices in their 40's; even older. Hell some people, thinking of the Wheaties box when he was a hero to the country, even change their frigging gender when older!
The paint and the tires may be new, the seats reupholstered, engine's the same.
Users are users, they may go from illegal to legal but they're still users.
Few successfully change...