Bart De Wever thinks there is too much sniffing and swallowing on TV. But do Knokke Off and 2deZit really normalize drug use?

According to N-VA chairman Bart De Wever, drug use is running rampant in fictional series: “Snorting and swallowing is associated with being young and successful.” Popular series such as Knokke Off and 2DEZIT are said to glorify drugs. But is that also true? We asked criminologist Charlotte Colman (UGent) and Katleen Peleman of the Flemish expertise center for alcohol and other drugs. “People start to wonder if they are the only ones who don’t use drugs.”

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