So I’ve always wanted to know while growing what the drugs in the “sex, drugs and rock and roll” phrase is. So here was my chance to find out. My search uncovered that early rock groups such as the Beatles start with the drug cannabis and were also one of the first bands to publically announce that they actually used the stuff. But by releasing this information into the public domain it gave rebellious youths all over the world the idea that drugs are cool because the Beatles do them. Strangely enough this revolution started around the same time as the hippie movements across the world.
It wasn’t until the late 1960’s – 1970’s that bands started to publically admit that other drugs were being sampled and even that some bands had become addicted to certain ones.much of the rock and roll cachet associated with drug use dissipated as rock music suffered a series of drug-related deaths and Although some amount of drug use remained common among rock musicians, a greater respect for the dangers of drug consumption was observed. At the peak of the drug/ rock and roll revolution drugs such as cocaine and heroin on top of the publically know use of cannabis and LSD.
So to summaries the drugs that were ushered in with the rock and roll revolution are still around today and youths still are following in the footsteps of their favorite bands and singers to try bigger and newer things. While there has been a step decline in the use 0of recreational drugs due to having a better knowledge of their effects on the human body. They are still out there.
Source = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_impact_of_rock_and_roll
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