Good luck with your new move/venture, I moved to EA in 2006 because of a job opportunity and it made me clean up my life a bit (though I did not really calm down until about 2008/09 when the zero tolerance against raves/drugs changed the scene so less older people took part)
TBH I would not say any coastal area of East Anglia was “free from drugs” but I think that because its a high profile region and less aflluent there is way more temptation for a user here to get into dealing and other criminality, the folk here are a lot more “on the ball” and use the same harm/demand reduction techniques as Holland and Denmark (as they face the same issues) without being overly or openly harsh or oppressive. its not just feds or NHS but whole communities doiing their best to try and keep people safe. its hard to explain, although it might not seem as “tolerant” as NL or DK here I can see a lot of the cultural and attitude crossovers which is what makes EA a good place to live in (I prefer it in many respects to SE England and London where I grew up).
A lot of folk here, especially the older generations outside the drugs/party scene are a lot more friendly and tolerant than in SE England or London, and are not actually that judgmental about current or former drug users as they grew up in the 60s/70s… if they make any comment about drugs users its often due to genuine concern for the health and well being of their own kids generation as they don’t want them to make the same mistakes…
