When the Summer of Love broke out in Haight-Ashbury in 1967, it was dominated by college students on summer break, living free of dress codes that were quite restrictive. Part of the perception is that reporters born before 1930 quickly dwelled on drugs, alcohol, promiscuity and runaway underage teenagers.
The number of people deep into these exploits was small compared to the supporters who were less reckless but still supported the counterculture positions on war, the draft, birth control, civil rights, lower voting age, music, artwork, and most of all, dress codes. In other words, the campus demeanor of the early seventies was, in effect, a toned down counterculture. I know because I was there. Alcohol abuse was a problem, for some. But, by 1973, the draft ended and so did the protests and demonstrations. The counterculture had gone mainstream with music hair styles and fashion. An example in fiction was in the TV show All in the Family. Mike Stivic was a bleeding heart liberal, shown as more of a hippie in a flashback episode. But he did not do drugs, did not get drunk and was faithful to his wife while maintaining his political stance.