Drugs and Orgies

I haven't even stated reading Brave New World, but I am supposed to relate its content to our world today in 2010. The few things I know about the book is that there are drugs and orgies and everyone in its society are influenced to take soma(a drug that causes a euphoric sensation without harmful or addicting side effects).In our society these things still happen, only they are frowned upon by most of the rest of society.