Alcohol leads to more violence than other drugs, but you'd never know from the headlines
- Written by Stephen Bright, Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University
Drinking alcohol, not taking illicit drugs like ecstasy or LSD, is more closely linked with violence. Yet, media reports tend to say the opposite.from www.shutterstock.comMainstream media tend to report more stories about illicit drugs than alcohol.
Stories about illicit drugs are also more negative. The media is more likely to frame illicit drugs...
