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All types of media capitalize off drug addiction. The television, film and music industries are all in on it and even theater is starting to exploit this scourge on society. Studies have been conducted into how often drug abuse and addiction are mentioned in certain music genres.

Parent protest groups have been established purely with the intent to object to the mention of drugs, drug abuse and addiction and the amount of times it is mentioned both in music and on screen. It can be concluded that references to drugs such as marijuana, heroin, cocaine and alcohol can lead to children believing that taking drugs is the norm and open the gate to experimentation. However, the case can also be made that this type of exposure can be a beneficial educational tool as it opens the problem up to discussion.

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Glorification of Drug Addiction in Entertainment

It cannot be denied that seeing drug use on screen that makes a character look tough and cool can lead to some people imitating the actions of their favorite actor in a movie or television series. People who are famous are often idolized by the general public and are unaware of how their actions have consequences and can influence others. Actors, musicians, performers, athletes and even song and screen writers need to see themselves as the role models that they have become and be more responsible about the decisions they make and their actions both on and off stage, camera or the sports field.

Education and Drug Addiction in Entertainment

There is the opinion that the attention that is paid to drug addiction in the media provides the ideal medium for education. The fact that drug addiction is an extreme problem in society is already pretty well known by the general public. It also cannot be denied that for every negative depiction of drug addiction there are just as many positive depictions where the difficult recovery process and losing everything due to addiction is shown. It is up to parents to use these depictions as a seamless and intuitive tool to educate their children rather than allowing them to emulate their movie, TV or music heroes. References to the struggles that actors and other people in the public eye go through due to drug abuse as well as the death of many celebrities resulting from addiction, may also go a long way towards providing adults with the knowledge to make better decisions. It is up to each and every person but especially parents and teachers to take advantage of drug exposure in the media and in entertainment and turn it into a powerful drug prevention and education tool.

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So is drug addiction in entertainment glorification or education?

Do you believe that references to substance abuse in entertainment provides a solution or is part of the problem? Or do you think that both play a role? Maybe you feel that apart from the fact that parents have the means to censor exposure of their children to drug related media, each person is ultimately responsible for their own actions? On the other hand, perhaps the entertainment industry is glorifying drug abuse for profit and should be held liable?

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