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Volgens een recent onderzoek blijkt dat 33% van alle populaire muziek uit 2005 refereert naar druggebruik. Volgens de studie:
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Rap music led the way with 77 percent of songs referring to substance use, followed by country at 37 percent and R&B/hip-hop at 20 percent. Rock and pop were on the lower end of the spectrum at 14 percent and 9 percent, respectively.
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Alcohol and marijuana were the substances most frequently portrayed. Substance use was commonly associated with partying, sex, violence and/or humor, and was most often motivated by peer/social pressure, sex, and/or money (for instance, through trafficking). The majority of songs with substance use portrayed more positive than negative consequences of use
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“Previous research has shown that exposure to substance use messages in media is linked to actual substance use in adolescents,” said Brian A. Primack, MD, EdM, lead researcher on the study. “That is why we need to be aware of exposures such as these, especially when they are associated with highly positive consequences and associations.”
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Wat vinden jullie van dergelijke studie? Zou het niet kunnen dat de muzikanten er nu openlijker voor uitkomen, terwijl ze vroeger het meer verdoken moesten propageren (" Mr. Tambourine Man" indachtig).
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