It seems that drugs are becoming more acceptable these days with models and artists such as Kate Moss and Amy Winehouse having being reported in indulging in some nose candy.
Despite the feirce critisism during her drug scandel, the media were quick to forgive Kate Moss as they praised her for her Roberto Cavalli photoshoots. If anything, the media coverage has just made her more famous and more sucessful as more campaign deals comes flooding on her doorstep. So the question is "Are the media resonsible for making drugs acceptable and to some extent cool??" It is known that the tabloids make more money from celebrity scandels. Hugh Grant taking a stroll isn't exactly going to sell papers, but throw in an article about Winehouse's latest drug problem and the shelves would be empty. Maybe it is the public who have a morbid curiosity in drugs and the papers are just giving them want they want.
What I find shocking is that Britain is now Europe's biggest cocaine consumer alongside Spain. Plus cocaine use in Britain has doubled among 16- to 24-year-olds in the past 10 years. There is no definate proof that these statistics are linked to the glamourisation of drugs in the media. But I wonder if there is a link? Anything that has an association with glamour or success is going to make young people want to copy - like in the 1940s glamourous film stars made smoking look cool and sexy. Maybe smoking isn't enough these days. I find it quite sad that young people need to emulate a model of success in order to have a morsel of glamour in their lives. Snorting cocaine isn't going to make anyone as cool as a supermodel or a singer. Snort cocaine and you're status is just as ordinary as everyone else. The only difference is that you'll be gaunt and hooked onto something that'll make your life hell.
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