There's not an addictive substance out there that wasn't created by a chemist for the purpose.
This "noble scientist" narrative is dangerous. It implies that technically/scientifically competent individuals are 'good guys', when this is simply not the case.
Elephants get drunk on alchol w/out the intervention of a chemist, just plain old natural fermentation.
I understand your point, but there is that one blindingly obvious screaming exception that's a, ahh, elephant in the room.
How does drinking|eating naturally fermented fruit or grains make someone a chemist?
You understand that elephants "discovered" alcohol also, does that make elephants chemists?
Even recreating the natural process on demand later on barely rates as "chemistry" given the lack of any need to understand the process.