Is ‘Euphoria’ Glorifying Drug Use? Let’s Get Into It

Anyone who has seen a single episode of Euphoria knows that glamorizing drug addiction is not on the show’s agenda. In fact, in Season 2, Episode 5, we witness Rue (Zendaya) get pretty close to rock bottom. When her stash of drugs is flushed, Rue threatens her mother, sister, girlfriend, and friend. On the way to rehab, she jumps out of a car into oncoming traffic. Rue breaks into a stranger’s house and robs them, ultimately ending up at a drug dealer’s house where she is shot up with morphine.