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[Baggers]

See my thought process is different.

It's up to the education of young people to show them what is ultimately a good or bad decision, or what is a good or bad role model.  That doesn't mean shielding them from the reality that some people are loose cannons even if they can play footy well.  There won't be many good footy players that can behave as they like without their body letting them down and its not up to the afl players to be superhuman and any different to society. 

Perhaps keeping these things out of discussion is a better way to handle it, after all you only see fools getting done on video with white powders as opposed to the majority.  So how would anyone know what anyone's up to if not for the media?

I think it's both, 3 Leos. Principal LODS is absolutely right, as are you, IMHO.

In my experience of helping addicts, including cocaine addicts, it did not escape my attention that coke addicts had some 'perfect storm' elements in their lives - high stress job, periods of boredom and a high disposable income. Some young folks were going through $500 - $1500 per week/fortnight. Most blue collar folks stuck to grog, doobies, amphetamines and the like... or resorted to crime to support a coke or gambling habit.