tv's influence on drugs
Since the earlier part of the twentieth centur4y, two things have changed society and the way we perceive things today, television and drugs. There are several facts that Pete Hamill includes in his piece called "Crack in the Box" that help illustrate this. Whether it be the occasional smoker, or a long time heroine addict, chances are that TV has in some way effected them or been involved in their decision- making processes. Consider this; "In 1955 there were 31,700,000 TV sets in the country (The number is now past 184 million). That year the New York Police made 1,234 felony drug arrests; in 1988 it was 43,901"(374). I am not trying to state that every person arrested is a user, but sometimes they are. These numbers influence police in everyday traffic violations. For example, when somebody is pulled over, the police officer will most likely ask if they have any type of narcotics. Now there would not even be a need for this if there were not solid statistics to make think that somebody speeding could have drugs in their possession. TV and movies have long been portraying "sto
It is all in relation, The more things that are presented to society the more choices we have to decide what will stay. Many fads have came and gone, but we can be certain that TV and drugs will be here forever. Another solid fact that Hamill brought up was a study conducted by Michigan State University. It stated this; "A group of four- and five- year- olds were offered a choice of giving up television or their fathers. Fully one third said they would give up daddy. Given a similar choice (between cocaine or heroine and father, mother, brother, sister, wife, husband, children, job) almost every stone junkie would do the same"(375). This shows how strong of a bond that people can build with drugs or television. A friend of mine had a brother who was addicted to crack and was also dealing. Whenever he needed money for his next fix, he would break into their house when there was no other option. He even went as far as stealing his mother's wedding ring so he could pawn it. He spent most of his time either in withdrawal, or stoned that he didn't even realize how badly he was effecting his family emotionally. The s
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