A forthcoming Channel 4 documentary about drugs and their effects on the body will feature Keith Allen taking MDMA (pure ecstasy).
Defending the documentary Allen said it was designed to be a “forensic analysis” into the physical and psychological effects of drugs.
Couple of points, firstly illegal drugs like ecstasy have been around for a reasonable amount of time now, so I hardly think by being filmed taking ecstasy for a TV programme will be of any benefit to science or further enhance sciences understanding of drugs and the affects they can have.
Also if you’re making a programme like this why not involve people who were former addicts, or are still fighting an addiction and not feature a minor celebrity trying to get a bit of exposure, because all that does is instantly remove any shred of credibility the programme may have had.
This programme, like a lot of modern programming is going for pure shock factor, it’s just a desperate attempt to try and fool the public into thinking our programme is on the cutting edge when in reality it’s shallow and pathetic, and it also sends out a terrible message to any children watching.
I certainly wouldn’t like to be working in the complaints department at Ofcom when this show has finished broadcasting.
They receive thousands of complaints about really silly small little infractions committed by people on TV, so god only knows what they are going to receive in relation to this.
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