I think that this reinforces my position on Amy et al . We ignore or play down drug taking by celebrities at our peril. We send out a message that if you are rich famous then it is OK to take drugs. And as young people aspire to be rich or famous then obviously it must be OK for them as well.
And in case you don't want to read the whole article, these are the highlights:
* Heroin use the highest in western Europe.
* Fourth highest use of methadone (heroin substitute) in the world.
* Abuse of crack cocaine "continues to be marginal in all countries in Western Europe, with the possible exception of the UK".
* Second highest level of cocaine abuse in western Europe after Spain.
* Cannabis use dropping, but concern over growing consumption of "skunk".
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