DRUG AND MEDIA

Drug and Media

Does TV, movies, or music play a role in glamorizing drug use?

In contemporary society TV is one of the key factors in the formation of what is called public opinion. Currently, the largest source of information people is the media and most of them believe what they see, read or hear on television, and in magazines and newspapers. The mainstream media, which includes movies and music, gives people the impression that in relation to drug use, lives become an epidemic out of control, mainly characterized by the consumption of crack cocaine and marijuana. By taking ...