potential benefits of drugs overwhelm us, and turn our focus away from the.
potential dangers and consequences. People will go to extreme lengths to be the.
best, or better than what they presently are. Culture's attitudes toward beauty,.
money, power as a representation for success drives us to turn to drugs. Drugs.
symbolize power, status, freedom, and the ultimate "high" in our world. Drugs.
can help people achieve higher status, more power, as well as the overwhelming.
physical and emotional "escape." Ultimately, the desire for the drug high is.
worth the risk -- which we conceive to be very small -- of being caught. In.
reality, the risk of getting caught is extremely slim. Only a small percentage of.
all drug crimes do get caught, so our fear of the law is minimal. Therefore, we.
continue to use drugs, and are rarely deterred by the infrequent actions taken to.
stop what we so badly want to achieve. In addition, many people are willing to.
risk getting caught, because the benefits of drugs outweigh the risks. .
Despite our strong cultural expectations which encourage this rampant.
drug use, we continue to rely on the law to solve the drug problem. Today, one.
popular technique is closing down high-drug use establishments, the most.
prevalent in our country being nightclubs. These exist for people's pleasure, and.
serve as a site of experimentation and enjoyment; in many different ways. .
People are interested in all aspects of clubs, and are drawn into being a part of.
them. Nightclubs are a combination of many aspects within the entertainment.
industry; including music, fashion, beauty/modeling and acting. Along with.
working in, and striving to be a part of, these industries comes the pressure to.
keep up with the competition. Those involved in these industries compete just.
as much as those who are not; generally, everyone strives to achieve what they.
do not have. .
Our cultural beliefs about success in these areas include the use of drugs.
