I have a cousin who WAS a narcotics officer and had to get out....he said the money was not worth the sh*t he had seen. Worked out of the Hamilton downtown region. Not the nicest area to raise kids. He saw parents all coked up with their kids in the same room. Guns and drugs lying around for the kids to see in multiple homes he was assigned to infiltrate. It almost cost him his marriage. Had to stay out at all hours of the night. He lasted about 3 years and that was enough for him. You noticed his attitude on life changed after he got out for the better.