Clinton Attacks Glorification Of Heroin

Asserting that “you do not need to glamorize addiction to sell clothes,” President Clinton on Wednesday accused the fashion industry of making heroin seem “glamorous, sexy and cool” through advertising that enticed young people to try heroin themselves.

“American fashion has been an enormous source of creativity and beauty and art and, frankly, economic prosperity for the United States and we should all value and respect that,” Clinton said.

“But the glorification of heroin is not creative, it’s destructive. It’s not beautiful, it’s ugly,” he added. ” And this is not about art, it’s about life and death. And glorifying death is not good for any society.”