"Sometimes movies, television, and advertisements use images of drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes to make characters seem rebellious or cool to increase the ratings of a show or to sell products. Most people understand these are just images designed to sell products, and that these are not real people or stories. In reality, students who use alcohol or drugs are more likely to perform poorly in school and people who use drugs are more likely to get fired from work."
I found this article on a website about living above the influence. I hoped I could find something about the media tying into why people do drugs. Photography can be a direct link to drug usage because it depicts people who look like they are enjoying themselves. This can be a problem for the people because drugs can ruin families and lives. Taking this into account, if photographers know this will be the end result, why do they do it? It could be because they get paid, or it might be that they themselves partake in drug usage. I agree that a lot of artists were and are crazy, but if you think about it, that can cause problems. If one person was on drugs, and took wonderful photos it can possibly make another person think "hey, if I do that too, I can take photos just like him." In all reality, that statement is wrong because photography is about unique personality. This quote can perfectly state the crisis at hand.
"Why People Take Drugs." Above the Influence 1. Web. 11 Nov 2010. <http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=article_051903>.
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