With Euphoria‘s second season released earlier this month, the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) programme is accusing the TV show of glamourising drug-use among teenagers.

First launched in the 1980s, D.A.R.E. has dedicated itself to preventing students from abusing drugs and, according to them, the Zendaya-starred series, instead, glorifies what would lead to the opposite.

This drama involves a group of high school students who struggle with drugs, social media and, money, while they come of age simultaneously trying to figure out who they are.

A D.A.R.E representative stated that the series should instead be focused on how to further a parent’s desire to protect their children from horrific experiences.

“Rather than further each parent’s desire to keep their children safe from the potentially horrific consequences of drug abuse and other high-risk behaviour, HBO’s television drama, Euphoria, chooses to misguidedly glorify and erroneously depict high school student drug use, addiction, anonymous sex, violence, and other destructive behaviours as common and widespread in today’s world,” the representative explained.

The representative continued, noting that HBO, social media, paid advertising and reviewers’ descriptions of the show as ‘ground-breaking’ are unfortunate.

The substance abuse prevention programme rep added that Euphoria could also shed light on the potential negative consequences adolescents face with mental health and other unparalleled risks.

“We would welcome the opportunity for our team, including members of our high school-aged Youth Advocacy Board, to meet with individuals at HBO who are involved with producing Euphoria to present our concerns directly,” the D.A.R.E representative said.

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