Andy Posted November 20, 2005 Report Posted November 20, 2005 Doling out illicit highs Handouts fund party drugs Sunday Herald Sun 20 November 2005 PARTY drug-users are dipping into their taxpayer-funded welfare cheques to buy drugs, it has been revealed. A survey of regular ecstasy and pill users in Australia shows one in four use welfare money to purchase their illegal highs. While the majority fund their habit with money from paid employment, many turn to crime including sex work, fraud and drug-dealing. The findings are among those identified in the 2005 Australian Party Drug Trends paper, which is part of the Party Drugs Initiative. The findings emerged as popular Australian television drama Home and Away depicted scenes of party drug use in its early evening time slot. This week, characters with pills were busted by fictional police. The episodes have angered the Australian Families Association. President Bill Muehlenberg said the theme set a bad example for youth. "I'd be very wary of these themes because soapie characters are cool characters for young people," he said. "Many of them want to emulate them so these themes, no matter how they're presented, have an effect on impressionable young people." Channel 7 head of drama John Holmes said each episode was assessed for classification and consideration was given to carrying a warning. "Home and Away is a drama committed to contemporary storytelling," Mr Holmes said. "At all times, writers are aware of and work to standards established by broadcasting authorities."
-Kelly- Posted November 25, 2005 Report Posted November 25, 2005 Just because it's on the show, doesn't mean kids will follow the show and do it :S
Milco Posted November 25, 2005 Report Posted November 25, 2005 Narrow minded and stupid.! They are depicting Kims drug use as dangerous and showing how destructive it can be. They are not glamorising it. They are giving out the message that drugs are for losers. So what is their problem?
ste Posted November 26, 2005 Report Posted November 26, 2005 OMG, how dare a serial drama reflect real life issues! What were they thinking? Sorry, I had to make light of it because it's just so stupid it's not worth getting annoyed about.
DaSilva Posted December 1, 2005 Report Posted December 1, 2005 Thats pathetic. Home & away is supposed to have real life issues in it. The family association wants to turn it into the brady bunch or something
Paris Posted December 1, 2005 Report Posted December 1, 2005 Kids see and hear far worse in the school yard at 6 years old!
Libertin Posted December 1, 2005 Report Posted December 1, 2005 LMAO! This is so ridiculous! Oh my god. Now it's easier to understand why H&A have to tame their storylines and everything. Overprotective parents = kids who are going to go into drugs and get killed. Good parents whose kids watch the show would sit down and talk to them about the drug themes and not go "omg! how dare they show something like that? my kids need to keep thinking life is made of candy and sweet people!" Sad, very sad.
doofynz Posted December 1, 2005 Report Posted December 1, 2005 sadly that is what is going to happen from now one and it is has already started which sucks
astogirl24 Posted December 1, 2005 Report Posted December 1, 2005 Still it's not as bad as the US. I publish books and was not aloud to include a stick figure of a child on the cover of a textbook as it had no clothes on - now thats what I call ridiculous.
sxc_detective_baker Posted December 1, 2005 Report Posted December 1, 2005 THERE JUST LOOKIN TO BLAME SOMEONE AND THEY BLAMED HOME AND AWAY HOW SAD - IM ANGRY NOW :@
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