3: Episode 3: “Stigmas Around Consumption”
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3: Episode 3: “Stigmas Around Consumption”
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In this episode of Youth Unfiltered, students confront the stereotypes and assumptions tied to substance use — and the damage those stigmas create. They challenge the idea that you have to consume to fit in, while also pushing back against the notion that using automatically defines someone as a bad person.
The conversation explores how judgment shifts depending on perception. Longtime users are often labeled as lost causes, while new users may receive concern and sympathy. Students unpack how these double standards affect behavior, grades, and how peers and adults respond to them.
The discussion widens to include those connected to users — friends who are blamed by association, parents who internalize guilt, and influential figures who are called out for not doing enough with their platforms to create change. The episode also touches on how consumption is normalized in college culture and how racial and social dynamics shape who is judged, protected, or punished.
🎧 This episode challenges listeners to rethink stigma, accountability, and compassion — and to consider who really bears the weight of these narratives.
Music By Ceaz
Produced By DSTRCT9 Creative Solutions