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/^t/The law is helpless in its fight against drugs. After certain steps have been taken by governments next turn belongs to parents teachers and most of all to media; pop and rock singers in particular. Overdosing on drugs is depictable chiefly among teenagers which is hardly surprising after taking into consideration the fact that the foremost groups such as Cypress Hill demand in their songs liberation of smokers and promote marijuana as in the song "Legalize it" or "Black Sunday". The same stance have taken other groups such as Nirvana or Metallica, both have com publicy for legalization. In order to cut down on drug use the rockers and pop musicians should keep on singing about cocaine or marijuana but with a totally different approach towards it. Instead of glorifying drugs they should sing about their deadly nature and devastating side-effects. Anti-drug propaganda can be spread not only by individual singers but the whole educational system can be engaged in it. However the problem of many teachers is that they deem drugs the taboo which is wrong because by doing so they encourage adolescents to perceive drugs as a forbidden fruit for which they might really reach. Teachers should not be afraid of discussing the problem, reaching for specialistic sources and trying to prove that it is indeed "white death". Ultimately parents can also do a lot about it. They can take some steps to make their children give up the habit, which is not such a Herculean task as it was in the past. In the past drug users were followers of certain ideology that promoted peace, joy and friendship. These ideals were at odds with contemporary world of wars and cruelty, which justifies their escape into drugs in search of consolation. Today drug users are not guided by any kind of ideology. They take drugs just for fun. Those who do it are usually bored, poorely educated, aimless young people. If that is the case than parents should take care of the education of their children, their hobbies, interests and accordingly channel their energy and interests into positive activities.