Professor of Community Health and Medicineĭonald G. Theirs will be a life of certain suffering, of probable deviance, of permanent inferiority.' Columnist Charles Krauthammer wrote of them in 1989, 'A cohort of babies is now being born whose future is closed to them from day one. When crack was the scariest drug of all, 'crack babies' were the culmination of the terror. *********** The Media's Meth Baby Mania Maia Szalavitz September 1, 2005
METH CRACK BACK PATTERNS PLUS
In the stories below, there are two carefully crafted articles by Maia Szalavitz, written about a year and a half apart, plus one example of the exaggerated hype, which in turn is followed by an “open letter” to the public written by an expert on the subject. which is as follows: Withhold information that is contrary to their opinion identify that which is consistent with their opinion sensationalize that which is consistent with your opinion expand it as if it is representative of the whole. My friend Jerry Kurelic has offered a unique way of explaining this phenomenon often used by the media and also by political pundits. Much of the “evidence” cited is anecdotal and the focus is almost always on a few, isolated and exceptional cases (otherwise it would not be “news”) which are then followed by gross generalizations. In the case of both “crack” and “meth” medical researchers are ignored, at least at first. A search is done for similar stories and soon the conclusion is reached that there is some sort of “trend” or, worse still, an “epidemic.” This is augmented by some juicy comments from representatives of law enforcement and in some cases celebrities and politicians are asked about their opinions (as if they have done some careful research on the issue). Typically, a specific and egregious example is described. In virtually all stories on this topic and related topics, the issue is framed in a similar fashion. There is a pattern to how the media deal with public issues like this one.
Back in the 1980s it was the “crack” mania, with all sorts of exaggerated hype about “crack babies” and similar stories. Meth and Crack: Same Myth, Different Year Here we go again. About 867,000 people in the United States battled cocaine addiction in 2016. Cocaine use also increases the potential for having a heart attack, stroke, or damage to the cardiovascular system, the American Heart Association explains.Ĭocaine is also addictive. Almost 20,000 Americans died from a cocaine overdose in 2017, per NIDA.
A cocaine overdose is indicated by high blood pressure, irregular heart rate, breathing issues, elevated body temperature, tremors, hallucinations, anxiety, seizures, and extreme agitation. Cocaine use has many possible negative consequences, including the odds for a potentially fatal overdose.
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